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Above is some information you may have seen, but it's not necessarily legally correct. Below is some information you may want to consider: As far as invasive testing procedures go: The California Supreme Court has allowed refusal of medical treatment, as a constitutional right of privacy, per Cal Const Art I § 1; and the U.S. Constitution 5th and 9th Amendmendments’ guarantees to the individual the freedom to choose to reject, or refuse to consent to, intrusions of his or her bodily integrity, including medical treatment. Bartling v. Superior Court (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Dec. 27, 1984), 163 Cal. App. 3d 186, 209 Cal. Rptr. 220. There can be an exception if the employee has already signed some sort of “consent” to medical treatment form as a condition of employment. In one case where the employee then refused the medical treatment once they were hired, it was held that the consent was valid , thus refusing to abide by an employment agreement was a rightful reason