So what are the rights of the patient when it comes to medical treatment?

Let's take parenting for example. Parents make medical decisions for their children until they are 18 and are considered adults by law. That should not change when someone becomes ill and needs medical treatment. It seems that when someone becomes seriously ill everyone else decide

s what the patient needs and doesn't need. As adults patients should be able to make decisions on their own with the input of medical staff and their family. Sarah Guy believes that, "If patients are adults, they have every right to refuse medical treatment for any reason." Furthermore, doctors and family members in many cases think that a patient losses their right to make decisions when they become ill. In some situations, more so with a mental illness, a patient may not be coherent and because of that may make poor decisions for themselves. Lee E. Obermeyer feels that "patients should be able to refuse treatment on certain terms. The first is that the patient be given a psychological exam to determine if he/she is able to make the decision." Once the patient is deemed competent, they must undergo a meeting with the medical staff to discuss the aspects of treatment. If the patient wishes to deny any treatm

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