Court of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales, “Re T (adult: refusal of medical treatment) [1992] 4 All ER 649; [1993] Fam 95”
“An adult patient who, like Miss T, suffers from no mental incapacity has an absolute right to choose whether to consent to medical treatment, to refuse it or to choose one rather than another of the treatments being offered.”
'This right of choice is not limited to decisions which others might regard as sensible. It exists notwithstanding that the reasons for making the choice are rational, irrational, unknown or even non-existent.' T (mother 'a fervent Jehovah's Witness') signed a refusal before a caesarean; the Court held 'there was no valid refusal of consent' and that the doctors were 'justified … by the principle of necessity'. 'Appeal dismissed. No order as to costs.'
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Nota de procedencia y verificación for Court of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales, Re T (adult: refusal of medical treatment) [1992] 4 All ER 649; [1993] Fam 95
Nota de confianza. Opened the full law report (19 pp.); wording and disposition confirmed. BAILII blocked by a bot challenge.
Procedencia del escaneo. PDF of the All ER report hosted by globalhealthrights.org
Corroborado por. src-dlj-2007-ziebart
Notes. The court treated the refusal as ineffective; the patient survived.
Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-ewca-1992-re-t