Self Autonomy and informed consent in clinical setup.

ABSTRACT

A human being having intelligentsia of good personality or in simpler terms a personage is in full control of his body by the international convention. This is called as self-autonomy. Therefore, self-autonomy of a patient should be respected in terms of medical treatment protocol also. Informed consent should be encouraged in all the disciplines of medicine as we are entering the era of patient as a consumer and doctor as a service provider. The rising literacy in our community is esteeming the self-respect in people. Therefore, all the procedures involving medical treatment, surgical operations, assisting reproductive technologies, treatment of mentally disabled persons, and treatment of children should have proper consent in terms of age, mental capacity, free will, and full disclosure.