Lawyer who worked on Cartwright Inquiry shocked by informed consent troubles

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 6:20 p.m.

A lawyer who worked on the Cartwright inquiry into experimental procedures 30 years ago says she can't believe women are facing the same fight again. Women are speaking up about hospitals riding roughshod over rules about getting informed consent for medical procedures. Informed consent means patients know what is going on with their treatment and have choices about who is involved. Phil Pennington reports.