Principle

TORT LAW — Battery — Medical Treatment — Consent — Requirement of Informed Consent for Surgical Procedures

Area of law: TORT LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Informed consent requires disclosure of the nature and inherent risks of treatment. The doctor must explain the procedure and its inherent effects. The duty does not extend to warning about effects that might result from negligence (which are not inherent). The principle protects patient autonomy.…

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