European Countries' Different Legal Orientation About End-of-Life Issues in Patients Affected With Neurological/Psychiatric Diseases
Does Italian Law n.219/2017 Provide Adequate Options for This Fragile Category of Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15518294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicola Di Fazio (0000-0003-4436-0203, Sapienza University of Rome), Silvia Romano (0000-0003-0499-8843, Sapienza University of Rome), Zoe Del Fante (0000-0002-7183-565X, Sapienza University of Rome), Paola Santoro (Sapienza University of Rome), Vittorio Fineschi (0000-0002-1686-3236, Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo), Paola Frati (0000-0002-0358-7965, Sapienza University of Rome, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 675706-675706 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.675706 |
| PMID | 34630172 |
| OpenAlex | W3202070325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
In the last 20 years, the international panorama has been affected by several legislative openings regarding the “end of life.” This sensitive and delicate issue, in fact, has played a pivotal role in the ethical–legal debate formany years, leading to law promulgation inmany countries of the European Union. Following the example of many progressive countries, Italy has recently promulgated a law addressing this topic. More specifically, law 219/2017 focuses on fundamental aspects of patients’ will, from informed consent to refusal of treatment and advanced treatment provisions, with particular reference to incapable patients (1). In Italy, at present, law 219 supports incapacitated patients with various figures according to the severity of illness. On the other hand, with regard to assisted suicide, the Italian Constitutional Court requires full capacity of the person, precluding this possibility to incapable patients
Orientation (vector space · Political science · Psychiatry · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
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