Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions
The issue of termination of life of patients in a permanent vegetative state redefines a traditional concepts and understanding of basic categories of human life, bringing the constitutional values into direct conflict. There is no clear position on the issue of stopping the procedure of artificial...
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University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law
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| description | The issue of termination of life of patients in a permanent vegetative state redefines a traditional concepts and understanding of basic categories of human life, bringing the constitutional values into direct conflict. There is no clear position on the issue of stopping the procedure of artificial nutrition and hydration of patient in permanent vegetative state. Legal systems show differences in access of solving these problems, although, in principle, accept the possibility of denial of such a medical procedure. Discussion is still opened about issue does that kind of life maintain the minimum requirements of dignity and respect of personal integrity or not and is it more human let such life to be ended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b955b3d04bc4bc5911f0032c1a3609f2022-12-21T22:37:33ZengUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of LawZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu0550-21792406-12552013-01-0147437538610.5937/zrpfns47-51760550-21791304375RPatients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questionsRajić Nataša0University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, SerbiaThe issue of termination of life of patients in a permanent vegetative state redefines a traditional concepts and understanding of basic categories of human life, bringing the constitutional values into direct conflict. There is no clear position on the issue of stopping the procedure of artificial nutrition and hydration of patient in permanent vegetative state. Legal systems show differences in access of solving these problems, although, in principle, accept the possibility of denial of such a medical procedure. Discussion is still opened about issue does that kind of life maintain the minimum requirements of dignity and respect of personal integrity or not and is it more human let such life to be ended.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2013/0550-21791304375R.pdfBiomedicinepermanent vegetative stateirreversible loss of consciousnesstermination of medical carecollision of constitutional valuesthe case of Eluana Englaro |
| spellingShingle | Rajić Nataša Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu Biomedicine permanent vegetative state irreversible loss of consciousness termination of medical care collision of constitutional values the case of Eluana Englaro |
| title | Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions |
| title_full | Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions |
| title_fullStr | Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions |
| title_short | Patients in permanent vegetative state: Biomedical and constitutional questions |
| title_sort | patients in permanent vegetative state biomedical and constitutional questions |
| topic | Biomedicine permanent vegetative state irreversible loss of consciousness termination of medical care collision of constitutional values the case of Eluana Englaro |
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