Heavy Vaginal Bleeding in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 32yo Woman | Ethics | SMLE Q#8704
SMLE Question #8704
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Ethics
Objective: OBJ-243
Last updated: February 2026
A 32-year-old woman (G2P1) at 10 weeks of amenorrhea presents with heavy vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal cramping. Ultrasound shows retained products of conception, and urgent surgical uterine evacuation is recommended. She is alert, oriented, and demonstrates understanding of the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives, and she communicates a consistent choice. She agrees to surgery and wants to sign the consent form herself. Her husband insists he must sign on her behalf. Who has the legal and ethical right to sign the informed consent form in this situation?
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