Acceptance or refusal of medical treatments: The legalization of living wills in the Philippines
Date of Publication
2005
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Legal Management
College
Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business
Department/Unit
Commercial Law
Abstract/Summary
A living will is a witnessed document in writing, voluntarily executed by the principal expressing the principal's instructions concerning life prolonging procedures also refereed to as the life support system. A living will shall be presented to the attending physician in case the patient is in a permanent vegetative state. A living will governs the acceptance or withdrawal of life support system in case of a patient under the permanent vegetative state and the latter has become the subject of public interest in the Philippines. Many Filipinos perceive the withdrawal of life support system as euthanasia but these two concepts are different. Euthanasia is undoubtedly unacceptable and elicit while the legality of the withdrawal of life support system will be discussed in this paper.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU19697
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
80, 26 unnumbered leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Living wills--Philippines; Medical ethics
Recommended Citation
Chua, M., Reyes, I. T., & Sy, A. Y. (2005). Acceptance or refusal of medical treatments: The legalization of living wills in the Philippines. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10134
