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This is a very tricky situation to be in for the doctors. With this being said I do believe Leonard has grounds to sue Dr. Farrah-Fowler for breach of express contract and allow me to explain. I fully support Leonard's decision and his beliefs for not wanting to have any blood products given to him, however, in the event of dying, all of this goes out the window personally. To try to better elaborate on my point and for hopefully better insight, this is similar to a situation where someone may be suicidal and goes to tell a close friend about it but makes then promise to not tell others and get treatment otherwise he would die. This does not matter, what matters is that the individual becomes healthy and stops having these thoughts and then at least they are here to either despise you rather than be dead. Similarly, this is how I see the Leonard situation, and looking at this from the doctor's perspective, they do not want anybody to die, especially if they know and are able to stop a death from occurring. Therefore if he wants to sue, allow him, but at least he is alive and recovered as opposed to being in the grave. Knowing how the world operates today, I feel like the importance of written signatures are critical and play a major role in litigation, therefore without these forms, there is nothing to go off of. If Leonard happened to be 17 years old, I would look to the parents for the final decision, as he is yet to be an adult, and is still classified as a kid. This problem seems to be arising in the healthcare industry. Isabelle Plu mentions a insightful comment, saying "The question of the stage at which it is no longer reasonable to try to obtain the signature must be asked. There is no unequivocal answer and each case must be examined individually. If the patient is unconscious or has severely diminished awareness, it seems logical to seek the signature of a third party as specified in the law, the guardian or trustee or, if designated, the Person of Trust."

Works Cited:

Plu, I., Purssell-Francois, I., Moutel, G., Ellien, F., & Herve, C. (2008). Ethical issues arising from the requirement to sign a consent form in palliative care.Journal of Medical Ethics,34(4), 279-280. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.019075