The patient may sign a refusal to treat, but sometimes the doctor may act without his consent – especially when the patient is unable to give it. This was told socialbites.ca by the head of the Department of Bioethics of the Russian National Research Medical University. NI Russian Ministry of Health Pirogov Elena Grebenshchikova.
“The patient has the right to refuse treatment by signing a refusal document. But in some cases, he is not asked if he is, for example, extremely drunk or in a coma. In other cases, doctors will convince.”
Also, a doctor can treat a child without parental consent.
“Then it will most likely be proven through the court that the doctor acted in the child’s best interest. However, according to our law, a child from the age of 15 can make a decision for himself. However, explanations to parents often work well. But you need to make time for them, ”Grebenshchikova added.
For more information on whether the patient can choose how to be treated and in which case parents can choose the sex of the child – material “socialbites.ca”.