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}}</ref> Consent for a non-therapeutic operation offends the principle of autonomy, when granted by a surrogate. | }}</ref> Consent for a non-therapeutic operation offends the principle of autonomy, when granted by a surrogate. | ||
A surrogate's powers to grant consent are more circumscribed than the powers granted to a competent individual acting on his own behalf.<ref name="svoboda2000" /> | A surrogate's powers to grant consent are more circumscribed than the powers granted to a competent individual acting on his own behalf.<ref name="svoboda2000" /> A surrogate's power to grant consent for treatment is dependent upon the existence of a medical condition in need of treatment. In the absence of such a condition, the surrogate lacks the power to consent. A surrogate must: | ||
* Act in the best interests of the patient. | |||
* Protect the rights of the patient under Constitutional law, common law, and international human rights law. | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Human rights]] | * [[Human rights]] | ||