Bodily Autonomy & Consent
What My Father Never Signed: A Close Look at Patient Consent Standards in Medical Research
A coffee stained consent packet, a signature on the last page, and what one family learned afterward about how research consent actually works.
Bodily Autonomy & Consent
What My Father Signed Away: A Close Look at Digital Consent Practices in Modern Healthcare
Seventeen pages signed on a tablet in four minutes. Then a denial letter, a stranger's name in the chart, and a folder of carbon paper from 2009.
Bodily Autonomy & Consent
Your Fitness App Is Not Covered by HIPAA. Now What?
Fitness trackers live outside HIPAA, and a leaked fingerprint cannot be reset. What the FTC breach rule covers and the settings to change on your wearables.
Bodily Autonomy & Consent
Who Owns Your Face at the Doctor's Office?
Clinics are scanning faces, irises, and gait, and the consent form rarely says where that data goes. How to protect biometric identity at the front desk.
Bodily Autonomy & Consent
When Medical Consent Is a Tablet Tap
Consent by tablet moves fast by design. The dark patterns to watch for, the paper copy you can demand, and the questions to ask before you tap agree.
Bodily Autonomy & Consent
The High Price of Perfection: Navigating Cosmetic Procedures and Adolescent Consent
Filters set the goal, clinics close the deal, and parents hold the pen. How to slow down a teen cosmetic surgery request and screen for body dysmorphia first.
Bodily Autonomy & Consent
The Ghost of Your Husband Is Hiding in the Exam Room
No law requires a husband's signature for your tubal ligation, and the Supreme Court said so in 1976. Why hospitals still ask, and how to push back.
