[Advance directives in France. Ethical reflections]

Bull Soc Sci Med Grand Duche Luxemb. 2008:(3):311-27.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Advanced directives are a legal support enshrined in the Leonetti Law (2005). While rooted in a defensive and militant context, they hallow a "French Way" and draw a turning point in the political recognition of the autonomy of patients. They imply responsibility as much as prudence.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Advance Directives / ethics*
  • Attitude to Death
  • France
  • Humans
  • Patients / psychology
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Politics
  • Social Responsibility