United States informed consentstandard of carepatient autonomy

Canterbury v Spence

464 F.2d 772 (D.C. Cir. 1972)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Year1972

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Informed consent; physician must disclose all material risks; reasonable patient standard rather than customary medical practice standard

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