50 judgments found.

R v. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, ex parte Blood

Country: United Kingdom
Year: 1997
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Citation: [1997] 2 All ER 687; [1997] 2 WLR 806; [1999] Fam 151
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Informed consent, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to family life, Right to health
Facts:

Mr. and Mrs. Blood were married and attempting to have a family. Unfortunately, Mr. Blood contracted meningitis and went into a coma prior to any conception, so Mrs. Blood requested that doctors take sperm by electro-ejaculation while Mr. Blood was in the coma. The doctors took two different samples, and Mr. Blood passed away soon …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Assisted reproductive technology, Compulsory treatment, Family planning, Forced treatment, Health care technology, Health regulation, In utero fertilization, In vitro fertilization, Informed choice, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory treatment, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Spousal consent, Unauthorized treatment
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Winnipeg Child, et al. v. D.F.G.

Country: Canada
Year: 1997
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: [1997] 3 R.C.S.
Health Topics: Controlled substances, Informed consent, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

The respondent was five months pregnant with her fourth child and addicted to glue sniffing, which is known to be potentially damaging to the nervous system of a developing fetus. Two of her previous children were born permanently disabled as a result of her addiction and were permanent wards of the state. A judge of …Read more

Tags: Addiction, Compulsory treatment, Drug use, Forced treatment, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory treatment, Maternal health, People who use drugs, Pregnancy, Rehabilitation, Substance abuse
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Department of Health & Community Services v JWB & SMB (“Marion’s Case”)

Country: Australia
Year: 1992
Court: High Court
Citation: (1992) 175 CLR 218; [1992] HCA 15
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Informed consent, Mental health, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to bodily integrity, Right to life, Right to privacy
Facts:

“Marion” was a fourteen year old girl with an “intellectual disability”, severe deafness, epilepsy, an ataxic gait and “behavioural problems”. She could not care for herself. Her parents proposed that Marion undertake a hysterectomy and an ovarienectomy (the Procedures). The hysterectomy was proposed to prevent natural pregnancy and menstruation and the psychological and behavioural consequences …Read more

Tags: Children, Contraception, Contraceptives, Deaf, Disabled, Forced sterilization, Forced treatment, Handicapped, Incompetence, Informed choice, Involuntary treatment, Mental competence, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution, Mental retardation, Minor, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Physically challenged, Pregnancy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sterilization
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Riggins v. Nevada

Country: United States
Year: 1992
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: 504 U.S. 127 (1992)
Health Topics: Informed consent, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to due process/fair trial
Facts:

The petitioner, David Riggins, challenged his criminal convictions on the basis that his liberty and right to due process of the law, as protected by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, were violated when the State of Nevada forcibly administered him with an antipsychotic drug during his trial. In November 1987, Riggins …Read more

Tags: Detainee, Forced treatment, Incompetence, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory treatment, Mental competence, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Psychiatry, Psychosis
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Malette v. Shulman et al.

Country: Canada
Year: 1990
Court: Ontario Supreme Court, Court of Appeal
Citation: 67 DLR (4th) 321, 72 OR (2d) 417
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Informed consent, Medical malpractice
Human Rights: Freedom of religion, Right to bodily integrity
Facts:

Malette, a Jehovah’s Witness, sued Dr. Shulman for administering a blood transfusion contrary to her prior expressed wishes. Malette was rushed to the emergency room after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident. She was semi-conscious and bleeding profusely. One of the nurses found a card in her purse, which stated she was a devout …Read more

Tags: Compensation, Compulsory treatment, Damages, Duty of care, Emergency care, Forced treatment, Inappropriate treatment, Involuntary treatment, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Remedies, Standard of care, Tort, Unauthorized treatment
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F v. West Berkshire Health Authority and Anr.

Country: United Kingdom
Year: 1989
Court: House of Lords
Citation: [1989] 2 All ER 545
Health Topics: Informed consent, Mental health, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to family life, Right to health
Facts:

F was a 36 year old adult woman who suffered from a disability that left her with the mental capacity of a young child.  She had been a voluntary in-patient at a mental hospital since the age of 14, where she received treatment and enjoyed a great degree of freedom of movement. Although the facility …Read more

Tags: Birth control, Compulsory treatment, Forced treatment, Incompetence, Informed choice, Involuntary treatment, Mental competence, Mental disability, Mental retardation, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Sterilization, Unauthorized treatment
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E. (Mrs.) v. Eve

Country: Canada
Year: 1986
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: [1986] 2 S.C.R. 388
Health Topics: Informed consent, Mental health, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to bodily integrity
Facts:

Eve was a mentally disabled young woman suffering from a condition that made it extremely difficult for her to communicate with others. She was not capable of understanding the consequential relationship between intercourse, pregnancy and birth.  Mrs. E, her mother, was concerned that Eve might innocently become pregnant, which would mean that she, an elderly …Read more

Tags: Compulsory sterilization, Compulsory treatment, Contraception, Contraceptives, Family planning, Forced sterilization, Forced treatment, Incapacity, Incompetence, Informed choice, Involuntary sterilization, Mandatory sterilization, Mental competence, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution, Mental retardation, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Pregnancy, Sterilization
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Winston v. Lee

Country: United States
Year: 1985
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: 470 U.S. 753 (1985)
Health Topics: Informed consent
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to privacy
Facts:

Respondent, Lee, was charged with attempted robbery, malicious wounding, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. The Commonwealth of Virginia sought to compel Respondent to undergo a surgical procedure to remove a bullet lodged in his chest; petitioners alleged that the bullet would provide evidence of Respondent’s guilt or …Read more

Tags: Compulsory treatment, Forced treatment, Involuntary treatment, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Unauthorized treatment
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Richardson v. Redpath Brown and Co. Ltd.

Country: United Kingdom
Year: 1944
Court: House of Lords
Citation: [1944] 1 All ER 110
Health Topics: Disabilities, Health care and health services, Occupational health
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to due process/fair trial
Facts:

The employer of an injured steel erector sued its employee, seeking an injunction that would require the employee to undergo radical surgery to obtain relief from a hernia. The hernia, which arose out of and in the course of the employee’s designated work, rendered the employee incapable of performing key work functions. As per the …Read more

Tags: Compulsory examination, Compulsory treatment, Disabled, Employment, Examination, Forced examination, Forced treatment, Handicapped, Health care professionals, Involuntary examination, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory examination, Mandatory treatment, Occupational accident, Patient choice, Physically challenged, Workers' compensation
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Skinner v. Oklahoma

Country: United States
Year: 1942
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: 316 U.S. 535 (1942)
Health Topics: Informed consent, Prisons, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to bodily integrity, Right to family life, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

Petitioner brought a constitutional challenge to provisions of Oklahoma’s Habitual Criminal Sterilization Act of 1935 (the Act), which permitted sentences of compulsory sterilization for “habitual offenders” in crimes involving “moral turpitude.”  Pursuant to section 195 of the Act, the same sentence did not extend to white-collar crimes, defined as those “offenses arising out of the …Read more

Tags: Compulsory treatment, Detention, Forced treatment, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Inmate, Involuntary treatment, Jail, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Sterilization
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