What is the modified objective test?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Quick v. Reitzik, 2007 BCPC 177 (CanLII):
This is the “modified objective test” and was again approved by Mr. Justice Cory in the case of Arndt v. Smith, supra. This test focuses on what a reasonable person in the patient’s circumstances would want to know before agreeing to undergo or forego a particular operation.
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