4 min | 12 Feb 2022

Ruzmila gives her views on the importance of informed consent, stating that a patient should have sufficient information before making their own free decisions about their medical care.

‘The subject’s right to free and informed consent is a human right, based upon the fundamental right of autonomy in decision-making.’

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The Nuremberg Code (1947)
WMA Declaration of Helsinki
The Belmont Report
International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects