General Surgeon,Senior Fellow Cato Institute, Visiting Fellow Goldwater Institute, defender of individual sovereignty and autonomy. @CatoHealth jsinger@cato.org
Feb 24 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
“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…