Educational how-to
Consent to treatment in Ontario
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Capable adults generally consent to their own treatment
Capacity is decision-specific.
If the person is not capable, a substitute decision-maker steps in
The statute sets the hierarchy. Emergency exceptions exist in the Act.
Official law on this site: health-law.
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