Ulrich Pfeifer
Biographic Data
| ID | 9596696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulrich Pfeifer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulrich |
| FAMILY NAME | Pfeifer |
| SIGNATURE | PFEIFER U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Hospital Heidelberg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2579-6397 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Can there be wrongful life at the end of life? German courts revisit an old problem in a new context
This article discusses a recent ruling by the German Federal Court concerning medical professional liability due to potentially unlawful clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) at the end of life. This case raises important ethical and legal questions regarding a third person’s right to judge the value of another person’s life and the concept of ‘wrongful life’. In our brief report, we discuss the concepts of the ‘value of life’ and wr…
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Can there be wrongful life at the end of life? German courts revisit an old problem in a new context
This article discusses a recent ruling by the German Federal Court concerning medical professional liability due to potentially unlawful clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) at the end of life. This case raises important ethical and legal questions regarding a third person’s right to judge the value of another person’s life and the concept of ‘wrongful life’. In our brief report, we discuss the concepts of the ‘value of life’ and wr…
Computer Science (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (1 work) · Ethics in medical practice (1 work) · German (1 work) · History (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Liability (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (1 work)