Bioethical and legal issues of advance directives or living wills in the context of Spain

Authors

  • Elena Atienza Macías Universidad de Deusto
  • Emilio José Armaza Armaza Universidad de Deusto
  • Iñigo de Miguel Beriain Universidad de Deusto

Keywords:

living will, previous instructions, patient autonomy, informed consent, legislation

Abstract

The discrepancy generated by advanced directives is observed in several levels —ethical, legal and social—, and reaches even the terminological field, that is, the terms employed to refer to the issue are not distinct or indifferent at all: from living will to advanced directives to wishes previously expressed, etc., which confers some confusion about whether it refers to the same issue or to some legal insecurity, field otherwise very complex in this sense. In spite of the abundant legislation and doctrine about the issue, there is little information about the way to register the document, the possibility to consult it and the limits about its fulfillment. This article tries to offer more understanding of the issue considering the norms of Spain.

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Published

2015-11-06

How to Cite

Atienza Macías, E., Armaza Armaza, E. J., & de Miguel Beriain, I. (2015). Bioethical and legal issues of advance directives or living wills in the context of Spain. Acta Bioethica, 21(2). Retrieved from https://actabioethica.uchile.cl/index.php/AB/article/view/37548

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2015): Situaciones límite en bioética

Section

Original

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