Consent to transfusion - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Consent to transfusion - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Consent to transfusion - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
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THE LEGAL DOCTRINE OF<br />
INFORMED CONSENT:<br />
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES<br />
The Constitutional Principle of<br />
Personal Au<strong>to</strong>nomy and Bodily Integrity<br />
In Re Ward of Court<br />
(Withholding of Medical Treatment) No 2<br />
[1996] 2 IR 79<br />
Article 40.3.1<br />
“The State guarantees in its laws <strong>to</strong> respect, and as far<br />
as is reasonably practicable, by its laws <strong>to</strong> defend and<br />
vindicate the personal rights of the <strong>Irish</strong> Citizen.”