Does the Fourteenth Amendment apply in the context of medical malpractice?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Valdez v. Farmon, 766 F. Supp. 1529 (E.D. Cal. 1991):

7 This analysis does not entirely preclude a Fourteenth Amendment claim in the prison context. When there is an actual injury to a prison inmate, an injury which is not encompassed by a specific constitutional amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment will provide recovery. See, Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210, 110 S.Ct. 1028, 108 L.Ed.2d 178 (1990) (prisoner has a liberty interest in the non-arbitrary administration of antipsychotic medication).

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