Advance Care Decision Making in Germany and Italy A Comparative, European and International Law Perspective

What is the situation of people who are unable to make decisions due to a physical or mental change? This book gives impulses and answers to many ethical, economical and mainly legal questions which arise and are associated with the end of life. A universal human rights approach and the analysis of...

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Other Authors: Negri, Stefania (Editor), Taupitz, Jochen (Editor), Salkić, Amina (Editor), Zwick, Anna (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht und Bioethik der Universitäten Heidelberg und Mannheim
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:What is the situation of people who are unable to make decisions due to a physical or mental change? This book gives impulses and answers to many ethical, economical and mainly legal questions which arise and are associated with the end of life. A universal human rights approach and the analysis of the relevant European law are put in front of the presentation of the national legal situations in Italy and Germany. The most topical and controversial issues concerning advance care planning are presented as well as a transnational economic analysis on the effects of advance care planning
Physical Description:X, 279 p. 6 illus online resource
ISBN:9783642405556