Health Sciences 3050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Bipolar Disorder, Paralegal, Condom
10 Mar 2019
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Doesn"t have to admit mental illness, but has to concede affectedness by what others perceive as mental illness: 2. Must understand how treatment and alternatives may affect qol: 3. Decision must not be substantially based on delusional thinking: court determined patient was capable and granted appeal. Charter rights to autonomy: crown held that low viral load and condom = no realistic possibility of transmission, dude only used condom in 1 of 4, so was acquitted of 1 and convicted of other 3. Re b. (adult: refusal of medical treatment), page 52 in the text: patient being kept alive by ventilator ordered it to be shut off, court granted order based on patients right to cease treatment. If docs unwilling, had to find someone who was. Carter v. canada (attorney general), page 57: judge found that s 241 violated rights under ss.
