Refusal of medical treatment: assessing the required capacity
The right to undertake or refuse medical treatment presupposes a capacity to do so. Every adult is presumed to have that capacity, but it is a presumption that can be rebutted. Some patients may not possess the necessary capacity due to their mental illness or retarded development or simply because...
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LexisNexis Sdn Bhd
2007
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/3412/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3412/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3412/1/refusal_medical_treatment.pdf |