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IIRC there were studies done to that effect with subjects in comas with various psychedelics, where there were no effects. Regard this with a large grain of sal
by jychang 6y ago
IIRC there were studies done to that effect with subjects in comas with various psychedelics, where there were no effects. Regard this with a large grain of salt though, I read that somewhere a long time ago and don't have a source rn.
- Gene_Parmesan 6y agoSounds like an informed consent nightmare. How could this even happen? This wasn't even close to my area of legal practice though so it's I guess possible for there to be some sort of workaround. Looks like a potentially interesting study here: https://jme.bmj.com/content/45/5/299 https://jme.bmj.com/content/45/5/299
- bccdee 6y agoI imagine next-of-kin have power of attorney when it comes to medical treatments done on comatose patients. That would probably include medical trials.