Madam Speaker, the concept of consent implies that the individual is capable of giving it when he or she is asked. I will give an example that is not really related, but nevertheless shows how pertinent this is.
Before patients are taken to the operating room, as a nurse, I have to have them sign a consent form indicating that they consent to the surgery. If we realize that a patient has not signed the consent after he is already in the OR and under sedation, it is too late to have him sign the form. We have to wait for the effects of the medication to wear off and seek consent once we are sure that he is fully lucid.
If drugs are involved, even if the person is capable of giving consent, that means absolutely nothing, in my view. In the medical field, we do not allow patients to give their consent to any care or treatment if they are already under the effects of a substance that might prevent them from giving their free and informed consent.