Month: August 2019

Informed Consent Must be the Standard for Healthcare

The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) would like to respond to Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Lee Boon Chye’s statement that when conducting physical examinations on their patients, doctors are not required to seek consent before touching them. Dr Lee, whose quote appeared in the article titled ‘Consent not needed, unless check-up involves sensitive […]

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