Is Informed Medical Consent Necessary?

iReporter: Can you explain the principle of informed medical consent? Filomena Johani: What distinguishes human beings from other forms of animal life is that we have intelligence and free will, and together that makes us moral. You have a right to decide what to do with your body; no one should be deciding for you how you are to care for your health. Rick Steves: People enjoy our question and answer format so much they're downloading as much as they download any other episode.