HC Deb 29 June 1916 vol 83 cc1029-30
63. Mr. CHANCELLOR

asked the Under-Secretary for War whether a man who has been passed into the Army suffering from a disease believed to be curable by a surgical operation can, while in the Army, be forced to undergo such operation without his consent?

Mr. TENNANT

The man's consent is always obtained before an operation is performed on him.

Mr. SNOWDEN

In the case of a minor is the consent of the parent necessary?

Mr. TENNANT

In that case I think recourse would be had to the parents.