Try: In determining their medical care care recipients cr’s have the right to control their medical treatment physicians and medical providers are required by law and medical ethics to obtain the informed consent of their crs before initiating treatment the doctrine of informed consent requires that the cr must be provided with sufficient information to be able to give meaningful consent to medical treatment informed consent law allows the cr to sue a healthcare provider who does not obtain the crs consent prior to administering the medical care however exceptions do exist to the informed consent requirement for example during an emergency the cr may not be able to consent to treatment information references

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