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The five elements of consent are as follows: 1. Consent must be given voluntarily. 2. A person must have the legal capacity to give consent. 3. Consent should be informed. 4. Consent must be specific. 5. Consent must cover what is actually done. The absence of any one element renders the consent invalid. Consent may be given in several ways: ................
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