The Absolute Character of Physicians' Decisions Regarding the Treatment or Procedure to Be Applied to Their Patients Rui Licinio de Castro Paixão Filho, Renato Braz Mehanna Khamis

Abstract

This paper deals with how doctors' decisions about the treatment or procedure to be applied to their patients. In the results, the statements of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) are compared with the decisions of the state and higher courts, pointing to the prevalence of the latter and the scope of the statements.