Consent in Health Care Practice
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Introduction Any person making non-consensual contact with the body of another person may encounter civil and/or criminal liability for that act. There is little doubt that health care professionals are included here, though any liability will normally be civil rather than criminal, with compensation awarded to the wronged patient rather than punishment of the health care provider. Treatment provided in good faith and in a manner regarded as acceptable by a responsible body of practitioners does not attract criminal liability. It is the absence of bona fide treatment or the presence of mala fides that attracts criminal liability. An example of this would be the administration of a soporific drug to a patient in order to have sexual intercourse without the patient's consent.
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