A paralyzed patient in the Intensive Care Unit says he does not want to have his blood drawn today, even though his attending physician recommends the blood test and explains to the patient that the test will help improve the direction of his health care. You follow your attending physician's instructions, and draw the blood. You have:

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Even though the attending physician recommends the action and has communicated good reasons for it to be carried out, in a circumstance in which the public health is not at risk, a patient's right to privacy precludes medical interventions from being performed without the consent of the patient.

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