Comments on: Do you have the right to refuse medical treatment? http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/do-you-have-the-right-to-refuse-medical-treatment.htm Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kirsten http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/do-you-have-the-right-to-refuse-medical-treatment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-172237 Kirsten Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:20:14 +0000 http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/?p=925#comment-172237 Thanks for commenting, Patrick. It stinks all around, doesn't it. Thanks for commenting, Patrick.

It stinks all around, doesn’t it.

]]> By: Patrick http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/do-you-have-the-right-to-refuse-medical-treatment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-167472 Patrick Thu, 29 May 2008 03:51:11 +0000 http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/?p=925#comment-167472 You're right...but unless there's a lot of paperwork involved that specifically explains that you were in complete understanding of the risks of not getting the test and still refused it of your own free will, even if it is YOUR body, it's your ESTATE that will sue the hospital for not MAKING you get checked out properly. And with the right jury, even though it's YOUR body, the estate will win the lawsuit. You’re right…but unless there’s a lot of paperwork involved that specifically explains that you were in complete understanding of the risks of not getting the test and still refused it of your own free will, even if it is YOUR body, it’s your ESTATE that will sue the hospital for not MAKING you get checked out properly.

And with the right jury, even though it’s YOUR body, the estate will win the lawsuit.

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