The right to die: Establishing a legal framework for living wills and healthcare proxies in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Alvar, Clyne Michael Jude, Del Rosario, Edracel, Limjoco, Justinelli
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Advance directives (Medical care); Living wills; Patients—Civil rights; Right to health; Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_law/4; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=etdm_law
• Institution: De La Salle University

Advance directives permit an individual to communicate in an explicit manner how he or she wishes to be treated before the treatment is needed. In line with the right to life and the recognition of the autonomy of an individual, a person can continue to have control over his or her own life even tho...