The realization of the right to health of older persons 2011, para. 61
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- Guaranteeing informed consent is a fundamental feature of respecting an individual's autonomy, self-determination and human dignity. Informed consent invokes several human rights elements that are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. In addition to the right to health, these include the right to autonomy, freedom from discrimination, freedom from non-consensual experimentation, security and dignity of the human person, recognition before the law, freedom of thought and expression and reproductive self-determination. Individual autonomy, bodily integrity and well-being are central to the right to health framework. This framework identifies the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health information as key elements of that right, defined as "the right to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas concerning health issues" (E/C.12/2000/4, para. 12). In a report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur defined informed consent as "a voluntary and sufficiently informed decision, protecting the right of the patient to be involved in medical decision-making, and assigning associated duties and obligations to health-care providers" (A/64/272, para. 9).
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/18/37, para. 61.
- Paragraph number
- 61
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