The courts have held, as a general proposition, that the consent of a minor to medical or surgical treatment is
A) effective and the physician need not secure the consent of the minor's parent
B) not necessary when the minor is married or otherwise emancipated
C) is never effective
D) always valid
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q19: When applying the objective standard of informed
Q20: Although hospitals are not generally responsible for
Q21: When questions arise as to whether adequate
Q22: Verbal consent _.
A) is not as binding
Q23: When a patient is clinically unable to
Q25: When a physician doubts a patient's capacity
Q26: Adult patients who are conscious and mentally
Q27: The Supreme Court held in _ that
Q28: Defenses available to defendants who have been
Q29: Informed consent is _.
A) used merely as
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