An individual of full capacity is not obliged to give consent to medical treatment, nor is a medical practitioner or other service provider under any obligation to provide such treatment without consent, even if the failure to treat will result in the loss of the patient’s life. The Superior Court of Quebec applied the Civil Code of Lower Canada to hold that Mrs. B. had the right to discontinue her respiratory support treatment, even though this would soon lead to her death.
Citations:
(1992) 86 DLR (4th) 385, [1992] RJQ 361
Jurisdiction:
Canada
Cited by:
Cited – Airedale NHS Trust v Bland CA 9-Dec-1992
The official Solicitor appealed against a decision that doctors could withdraw medical treatment including artificial nutrition, from a patient in persistent vegetative state.
Held: The doctors sought permission to act in accordance with . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Health Professions
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.180673
