Hi, in my A&P class today my teacher told us about a guy who cut his hand off b/c he had sinned. When he went to a local hospital he refused to get his hand placed back on b/c he had sinned with it. He even called his lawyer to come to the hospital b/c the doctors kept urging him to let them do their job. After the lawyer came, the doctors gave up on the surgery. 6 months later, the man sued the hospital for not replacing his arm, claiming that he wasn't in the right state of mind. I don't know who won the lawsuit(my teacher ended the conversation by saying that the man should have been shot) Anyways my question is what are the hospital suppose to do in a situation where a patient refuses treatment with a lawyer. Was the hospital wrong for not giving him treatment. And how can they be sued for doing what the patient wanted. Just a little curious.