UJI 13-1109A NMRA

UJI 13-1109A. Failure to obtain consent.

Last amended: 2025Year: 2025Length: 81 wordsOfficial source
Every adult of sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with their own body. A doctor who [performs an operation upon] [medically treats] [examines or touches] a patient without the patient’s prior consent commits a legal wrong for which the doctor is liable in damages. [It is also legally wrong to [perform an operation upon] [medically treat] [examine or touch] one part of the body when the patient’s consent was limited to another part of the body.]
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