...Health,14 the US Supreme Court said No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded . . . than the right of every individual to the possession...unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law. US law recognises a much stronger doctrine of informed consent. However, the doctrine of informed consent...

...hospital's negligence? WHAT IS YOUR VERDICT? INTRODUCTION CONSENT— A DEFINITION ". . . no right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the...to the possession and control of his own person." Union Pacific Ry. Co. v. Botsford2 Consent must be obtained from the patient, or from a person authorized...

...cases such as Union Pacific R. Co. v. Botsford (1891). Here the court observed that "[n]o right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded by the common...person, free from all restraint or interference of others."11 Similarly, in Monr v. Williams (1905), the court argued that "[t]he free citizen's first...

...As early as 1891 this Court stated: "No right is more sacred, [n]or is more carefully guarded . . . than the right of every individual to the possession...unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law. As well said by Judge Cooley, 'The right to one's person may be said to be a right of complete immunity:...

...decisions often involve choices between conflicting ethical principals. Autonomy . . . no right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the...individual to the possession and control of his own person. UNION PACIFIC RY. Co. v. BorsFORD15 The principle of autonomy involves recognizing the right of a person...

...time. The US Supreme Court clearly articulated this concept more than 100 years ago: "No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the...individual to the possession and control of his own person . . ." (7). From this right of freedom of choice over bodily invasion evolved the doctrine of informed...

...decision as to whether to continue or terminate their pregnancy. Chapter 7 Medical Care No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the...unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law. As well said by Judge Cooley, "The right to one's person may be said to be a right of complete immunity:...

...justification was a battery. Before the turn of the century, this Court observed that no right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the...individual to the possession and control of his own person. . . . This notion of bodily integrity has been embodied in the requirement that informed consent is...

...the extent of the injuries for which the plaintiff had sued.4 The Court held that "no right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded by the common...others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law."5 That is, quoting Judge Cooley, "The right to one's person may be said to be a right of complete...

...integrity. As the United States Supreme Court acknowledged over a hundred years ago: "No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded by the common...all restraint or interference of others, unless by a clear and unquestionable authority of law. As well said by Judge Cooley, 'The right to one's person...