Legal aspects of patient autonomy and the provision of health care

Abstract

Provision of health care on the basis of free and informed consent. Legal liability of doctors and healthcare providers.

Conditions and form of informed consent. Disagreement with provision of health care.

Advance directive of patients and their conditions. Legal liability of doctors and healthcare providers.

Keywords

• Informed consent
• withdrawal of consent
• advance directives
• refuse of health care
• legal liability