During the last two years several committees discussed the question of enlarging patients' autonomy in living wills. The problem is to find a way to grant patients wishes without violating the state's duty to preserve human life. One basic question in the debate is the meaning of human dignity. Deducing from the Christian image of man the author describes chances and limits of living wills and presents a way of handling them. In her opinion living wills represent a chance for a succeeding, trusting physician-patient relationship in the age of high-tech medicine.
Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2006/2 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie
(2006)
Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik
Personen: Krug, Henriette
Krug, Henriette:
Patientenverfügungen : Balanceakt zwischen Autonomie und Fürsorge, Chance für das Arzt-Patienten-Verhältnis / von Henriette Krug, 2006. - S.121-132 - (Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik)
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