Legal Opinion
Judith Moore v. Roy Baker Neurological Institute of Savannah, P.C. And Memorial Medical Center
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1993No. 91-8944PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant contends that her doctor violated Georgia’s informed consent law by failing to advise her that ethylene diamine tetra acetic acide chelation (EDTA) therapy was available as an alternative to surgery. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants/appellees on the ground that EDTA therapy is not a “generally recognized or accepted” alternative treatment for coronary surgery. We AFFIRM.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Appellant, Judith Moore, was suffering from a partial blockage of her left common carotid artery, which impeded the flow…
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