The issue was whether a doctor could impose on his patient a treatment that the patient did not want, and the councillor did not think that a doctor had that right.
Jautājums esot par to, vai ārsts drīkst uzspiest pacientam tādu ārstēšanas metodi, kādu tas nevēlas, un viņš neuzskatot, ka ārstam būtu šādas tiesības.