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DROIT RETIRER SON CONSENTEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right to withdraw consent
1, record 1, English, right%20to%20withdraw%20consent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- right to revoke consent 2, record 1, English, right%20to%20revoke%20consent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that the consent requirement also entails the patient's right to withdraw consent .... The right to withdraw consent is, however, effectively limited by the practitioner's opinion as to whether "[terminating] the process would be either life threatening or pose immediate and serious problems to the health of the patient." 3, record 1, English, - right%20to%20withdraw%20consent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Every adult who is capable of giving or refusing consent to health care has ... the right to revoke consent ... 4, record 1, English, - right%20to%20withdraw%20consent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit de retirer son consentement
1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20retirer%20son%20consentement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[ ... ] puisque le consentement éclairé et libre du sujet d'expérimentation devant être continu, cela se traduit par le devoir constant du chercheur d'informer le sujet et par la liberté constante du sujet de consentir. Cette liberté signifie par ailleurs que le sujet a le droit de retirer son consentement, en tout temps, sans devoir invoquer de motif ou encore parce qu'il «estime avoir atteint le seuil de résistance, mentale ou physique, au-delà duquel il ne peut aller. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20retirer%20son%20consentement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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