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INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- individual autonomy
1, record 1, English, individual%20autonomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- personal autonomy 1, record 1, English, personal%20autonomy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Everyone has the right to decide what is to be done to one's own body. This includes the right to be free from medical treatment to which the individual does not consent. This concept of individual autonomy is fundamental to the common law and is the basis for the requirement that disclosure be made to a patient. 1, record 1, English, - individual%20autonomy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Security of the person has an element of personal autonomy, protecting the dignity and privacy of individuals with respect to decisions concerning their own body. 1, record 1, English, - individual%20autonomy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autonomie individuelle
1, record 1, French, autonomie%20individuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- autonomie personnelle 1, record 1, French, autonomie%20personnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[ ... ] une notion d'autonomie personnelle qui comprend, au moins, la maîtrise de l'intégrité de sa personne sans aucune intervention de l'État et l'absence de toute tension psychologique et émotionnelle imposée par l'État. 1, record 1, French, - autonomie%20individuelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La common law, comme la [Charte canadienne des droits et libertés], reconnaît donc l'importance fondamentale de l'autonomie individuelle et de l'autodétermination dans notre système juridique. 1, record 1, French, - autonomie%20individuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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