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Grad student Johnna Wellesley published an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics

This article raises important ethical questions about what happens when a patient doesn't believe the information a doctor tells them and whether this affects their capacity to make medical decisions.

https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2024/11/13/jme-2024-110365

View the blog about the article in The Conversation:

https://theconversation.com/how-a-court-ruled-that-patients-have-a-right-to-disbelieve-doctors-242090

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