Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 03/11/2015

Subject: The decision in the matter of informed consent to health care and on the obligation for the doctor to provide the patient with all necessary information for a free and conscious choice between the various options and the related risks (in this specific case, between natural and cesarean birth), instead of deciding on his own

Parties:  Montgomery (Appellant) v Lanarkshire Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland)

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 3 Informed consent - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy

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