Dr. Sunita Sah

It can be exhausting. You have those extra burdens that you carry.

It can be exhausting. You have those extra burdens that you carry.

It can be exhausting. You have those extra burdens that you carry.

I mean, it'd be interesting what people might choose between those things. It's one where I often describe as being on a balance beam for some people. There's only a narrow set of behaviors that are possible for you to do without being punished. But sometimes you can get to firmer ground where you can find this is now safe and effective for me to define and find places where that is accepted.

I mean, it'd be interesting what people might choose between those things. It's one where I often describe as being on a balance beam for some people. There's only a narrow set of behaviors that are possible for you to do without being punished. But sometimes you can get to firmer ground where you can find this is now safe and effective for me to define and find places where that is accepted.

I mean, it'd be interesting what people might choose between those things. It's one where I often describe as being on a balance beam for some people. There's only a narrow set of behaviors that are possible for you to do without being punished. But sometimes you can get to firmer ground where you can find this is now safe and effective for me to define and find places where that is accepted.

So compliance is something that we just go along with someone else. It's usually externally imposed or default. We're not really thinking about it. We kind of slide into it.

So compliance is something that we just go along with someone else. It's usually externally imposed or default. We're not really thinking about it. We kind of slide into it.

So compliance is something that we just go along with someone else. It's usually externally imposed or default. We're not really thinking about it. We kind of slide into it.

Consent. I take the definition of informed consent in medicine and I apply it to the other decisions that we make in life, which I find really useful. There's five elements that are required for informed consent. So first of all, this capacity that we have the mental capacity to make a decision. So we're not under the influence of drugs or alcohol or we're not sick. And then knowledge.

Consent. I take the definition of informed consent in medicine and I apply it to the other decisions that we make in life, which I find really useful. There's five elements that are required for informed consent. So first of all, this capacity that we have the mental capacity to make a decision. So we're not under the influence of drugs or alcohol or we're not sick. And then knowledge.

Consent. I take the definition of informed consent in medicine and I apply it to the other decisions that we make in life, which I find really useful. There's five elements that are required for informed consent. So first of all, this capacity that we have the mental capacity to make a decision. So we're not under the influence of drugs or alcohol or we're not sick. And then knowledge.

So we need to know about the situation, have full information about that situation. And third, understanding of that. Do we understand the risks, the benefits, the alternatives? Then number four, do we have the freedom to say no? In some situations, we don't have the freedom to say no. It might be too risky. Your life might be on the line in some situations.

So we need to know about the situation, have full information about that situation. And third, understanding of that. Do we understand the risks, the benefits, the alternatives? Then number four, do we have the freedom to say no? In some situations, we don't have the freedom to say no. It might be too risky. Your life might be on the line in some situations.

So we need to know about the situation, have full information about that situation. And third, understanding of that. Do we understand the risks, the benefits, the alternatives? Then number four, do we have the freedom to say no? In some situations, we don't have the freedom to say no. It might be too risky. Your life might be on the line in some situations.

Exactly. You might not have the freedom to say no. Another one is if you're a black guy and you're stopped at a traffic stop, right? That's not the place to defy.

Exactly. You might not have the freedom to say no. Another one is if you're a black guy and you're stopped at a traffic stop, right? That's not the place to defy.

Exactly. You might not have the freedom to say no. Another one is if you're a black guy and you're stopped at a traffic stop, right? That's not the place to defy.

So freedom to say no. And then if you have those four things, the fifth element is your considered authorization of an informed consent. And if you want to say no, informed refusal.

So freedom to say no. And then if you have those four things, the fifth element is your considered authorization of an informed consent. And if you want to say no, informed refusal.