| Subject | Patient autonomy laws |
| Strength | Stronger protections |
| Timeline | Alternate timeline |
| Emergence | Solidified in mid-20th century |
| Enactment | Earlier than in our own timeline |
| Legal doctrine | Informed consent |
| Patient authority | More authority over end-of-life decisions and treatment for incurable conditions |
| International Declaration | Ratification of the International Declaration of Medical Dignity and Autonomy in the 1960s |
| Opposition to medical paternalism | Greater opposition and criticism |
| Societal and legal system involvement | Involvement from society and the legal system |
