Supreme Court of Connecticut August 4, 1998, SC 15826 (Cornelio v. Stamford Hospital)

MCDONALD, J.,

dissenting. One principle that formerly appeared deeply ingrained in our society and in our law is that one controls one’s body. See, e.g., Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 869, 112 S. Ct. 2791, 120 L. Ed. 2d 674 (1992). In this case, the patient sought to regain control of cells taken from her for medical treatment.