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ABA Family Legal Guide
Health-Care Law
Patients' Rights
Informed Consent
- What is informed consent?
- I trust my doctor to make the best decision for me in medical matters that I don't understand. Why do we need informed consent?
- My doctor told me about a medical procedure in very technical language that I didn't understand. I consented, but I didn't really know what I was letting myself in for. Does this count as informed consent?
- What exactly does the doctor have to tell me?
- My doctor gave me some information and then asked me to sign a consent form. Is this the way consent usually is given?
- Do I have to agree to everything in a consent form?
- When is informed consent not necessary?
- Can I withdraw my consent if I change my mind?
- What if a patient can't speak English?
- Can I choose to refuse treatment?
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