“Every human being of adult years...has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body; and a surgeon who performs an operation without his patient’s consent commits an assault..." This nurse stood her ground, respecting patient autonomy.🧵 nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u…
2/3 These doctors stood their ground and the hospital backed them up. Police with a warrant can perform a body cavity search, but they can't force doctors to violate their oath by doing so without informed consent. sanduskyregister.com/news/565876/yo…
3/3 In my forthcoming book, Your Body, Your Health Care (release date 4/8) I discuss the many ways the government violates adults' autonomy and what lawmakers can do about it. You can pre-order it here: cato.org/books/body-hea…
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