Landmark Cases: Informed Consent and Right to Refuse

Part 6: Informed Consent and Right to Refuse (Psychiatric and Life-Saving Treatment)

Cases include:

Informed Consent

1. Canterbury v. Spence
2. Kaimowitz v. Dept of Mental Health

Right to Refuse Psychiatric Treatment

1. Rogers v. Commissioner
2. Rennie v. Klein
3. Washington v. Harper
4. Steel v. Hamilton Cty
5. Hargrave v. Vermont

Right to Refuse Life-Saving Treatment

1. Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College
2. Cruzan v. Director
3. Washington v. Glucksberg