California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Warren v. Schecter, 57 Cal.App.4th 1189, 67 Cal.Rptr.2d 573 (Cal. App. 1997):
The "doctrine of informed consent recognized in Cobbs v. Grant, supra, 8 Cal.3d 229, 104 Cal.Rptr. 505, 502 P.2d 1, was imposed 'so that patients might meaningfully exercise their right to make decisions about their own bodies.' [Citation.]" (Arato v. Avedon (1993) 5 Cal.4th 1172, 1183, 23 Cal.Rptr.2d 131, 858 P.2d 598.)
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