%0 English Abstract %T [Patient's consent to the medical act]. %A Paricard S %J Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol %V 51 %N 4 %D 04 2023 %M 36736780 %F 1.058 %R 10.1016/j.gofs.2023.02.001 %X The right to consent has become over time a fundamental right in both French and international law. Even if it is not formalized, the patient's consent is now required for each medical act. Moreover, it is always revocable. This article proposes to outline the historical evolution of consent in French legal texts.