Living Will and Provisions Concerning the End of Life: the Role of the Family Members in the Matter of Advance Provisions of Treatment (DAT) in the Italian legal system.
Title | Living Will and Provisions Concerning the End of Life: the Role of the Family Members in the Matter of Advance Provisions of Treatment (DAT) in the Italian legal system. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Giardini F |
Journal | Interdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 1-11 |
Date Published | 12/2017 |
Publisher | Padova University Press |
Place Published | Padova, IT |
ISSN Number | 2282-2011 |
Keywords | advance provision of treatment (d.a.t.), amily law, cohabitees, family member, Italian law reform on living will, kinship |
Abstract | The paper analyzes the contents of the Italian law on advance provision of therapeutic treatment (DAT), approved in December 2017 after many years of debates and parliamentary projects. In particular, it examines the role that the patient's family members can play in this area, highlighting the problems of interpretation that may arise from the notion of "family member" accepted here and from that of "cohabitant". |
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