Informed decisions in medical procedures
The report was commissioned in response to the growing trend of patients assuming greater involvement in decisions regarding their treatment. If patients’ expectations that they will be adequately informed are not met, legal action against medical practitioners may result. The report concentrated on three main areas: The legal principles determining liability of doctors for failure …
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Read moreHuman tissue transplants
ALRC Report 7 considered not only the use of human tissue and organs for transplantation but the use of dead bodies for the teaching and practice of anatomy and for the performance of post-mortem examinations.The report gave consideration to present and impending human and social problems of profound importance such as euthanasia, the ‘right to …
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Read moreHuman Tissue Transplants (ALRC Report 7)
ALRC Report 7 (tabled 4 November 1977) considered not only the use of human tissue and organs for transplantation but the use of dead bodies for the teaching and practice of anatomy and for the performance of post-mortem examinations.The report gave consideration to present and impending human and social problems of profound importance such as …
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