A dignified death: Assessing the constitutionality and legality of the right to refuse medical treatment in Philippine context

• Main Authors: Cristobal, Darlene Ciara G., Gutierrez, Alexandra Paulyne P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Patients—Legal status, laws, etc. > Philippines; Patient refusal of treatment > Philippines; Civil Law; Law; Medical Jurisprudence
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5441
• Institution: De La Salle University

In the Code of Ethics of the Philippine Medical Association, the patient has the right to refuse medical treatment. Such right is freely given to him by a physician through the process of informed consent. Unfortunately, this is only true in the medical world. Various bills and proposals have been m...