Women have the right to be fully informed, by properly trained personnel, of their options in agreeing to treatment or research, including likely benefits and potential adverse effects of proposed procedures and available alternatives.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Health
Personnes concernées
Women
Année
1999
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 24, Women and health (1999), para. 20.