Sentence examples for right of patients from inspiring English sources

The 2004 law also recognized the right of patients and caregivers to cultivate marijuana as a group, something law enforcement officials say has been abused.

But the Voluntary Euthanasia Society's director, Deborah Annetts, said the ruling advanced its cause by enshrining the right of patients to make controlling decisions.

The government issued the warnings in 1996, after voters had approved Proposition 215, the initiative that protected the right of patients to use marijuana for medical indications.

The House bill, unlike the Senate bill, would expand the right of patients to sue H.M.O.'s and other health plans for injuries caused by the delay or denial of care.

In the debate, Mr. Bush endorsed the independent review of claims by "an objective body" -- the procedure challenged in the two pending court cases -- and the right of patients to sue H.M.O.'s.

Still, the company has clashed with state officials, arguing that it is the right of patients to determine where they should live and that regulators, in ordering the transfers, interpreted state rules arbitrarily.

The primary rationale is to provide transparency and accountability, thus affirming the fundamental ethical right of patient autonomy.

Open image in new window Fig. 2 Six-week radiographs (left) and appearance of the foot immediately post-fusion (right), of Patient 3.

First of all, there is the right of patient autonomy and freedom of choice.

Thus, in the absence of an emergency, the right of patient self-determination must be respected.

Isidore Edelman also considers rights of patients a priority.