Treatment consent

Consent to treatment in childhood.

Informed consent for clinical treatment.

Informed Consent to Medical Treatment

Consent to medical treatment in Canada.

Minor's capacity to consent to medical treatment.

One of driving forces behind the physician-patient relationship is the patient’s autonomy to make the “ultimate informed decision regarding the course of treatment to which he knowledgeably consents to be subjected.” In order to be an informed decision, the physician has the duty to disclose to the patient the available choices with respect to the proposed treatments, the benefits associated wi...