Abstract

SANABRIA BARRADAS, Beatriz; LINARES MARQUEZ, Pascual  and  GRANADOS RAMOS, Dora Elizabeth. Informed consent in disability: autism spectrum disorder. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2019, vol.19, n.1, pp.13-26. ISSN 1657-4702.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rlbi.3870.

This article shows the importance of informed consent in scientific research processes and therefore the vulnerability faced by people with disabilities in this procedure. The evolution of the concept of informed consent in different countries of Latin America and the United States is presented. Similarly, the various criteria that must be considered within the informed consent are addressed, as well as the treaties and declarations that must be taken into account so as not to violate the human rights of the participants in scientific research. In addition, within this ethical dilemma in our times, the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is addressed, a neurodevelopmental disorder that, by presenting varying degrees of severity, does not allow people with ASD to give their opinion, combined with the cases where the participants are underage, an issue that puts them in a condition of vulnerability.

Keywords : informed consent; human rights; disability; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); vulnerability.

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