What is the fundamental right of a plaintiff to refuse medical treatment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, 216 Cal.App.3d 1431, 265 Cal.Rptr. 568 (Cal. App. 1990):
[216 Cal.App.3d 1438] This fundamental right to refuse medical treatment is guaranteed by the right of privacy set forth in Article I, section 1 of the California Constitution. (Bartling v. Superior Court, supra, 163 Cal.App.3d at p. 195, 209 Cal.Rptr. 220.)
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