The patient’s right to informed consent in the US Legal System. Genesis, development, foundations and brief questioning comparison with the Spanish model
Noelia Martinez-Doallo
Derecho y Salud, 2020; 30(2) pp 57-83
Abstract
A legal analysis on the informed consent of the patient primarily requires considering the common law, regardless of solutions provided by the malpractice statutes and a promising constitutional protection route, despite the ascertainment of some preventable shortcomings. This paper aims to offer a comprehensive review on the genesis, advancement and basis of the U.S. legal protection of the informed consent in the healthcare extent, to afterwards carry out a brief comparative study with the Spanish regulation.
The patient’s right to informed consent in the US Legal System. Genesis, development, foundations and brief questioning comparison with the Spanish model
