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The Patient's Lawyer: Protecting Legal Rights, Not Making Medical Decisions

"Why are you trying to stop the doctors from treating them?" "Do you really think they should be allowed to leave the hospital?" "Why can't you just tell them to do what the doctor says?" These are questions that lawyers representing patients before Ontario's Consent and Capacity Board (CCB) hear from time to time. They reflect a common misconception about what a patient's lawyer is actually there to do. A patient's lawyer is not a member of the treatment team.

MENTAL HEALTH LAW

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