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Advance Health Care Directives and “Public Guardian” : The Italian Supreme Court Requests the Status of Current and Not Future Inability
Joint Authors
Zaami, Simona
Frati, Paola
Bello, Stefania
Gulino, Matteo
Busardò, Francesco Paolo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Advance health care decisions animate an intense debate in several European countries, which started more than 20 years ago in the USA and led to the adoption of different rules, based on the diverse legal, sociocultural and philosophical traditions of each society.
In Italy, the controversial issue of advance directives and end of life’s rights, in the absence of a clear and comprehensive legislation, has been over time a subject of interest of the Supreme Court.
Since 2004 a law introduced the “Public Guardian,” aiming to provide an instrument of assistance to the person lacking in autonomy because of an illness or incapacity.
Recently, this critical issue has once again been brought to the interest of the Supreme Court, which passed a judgment trying to clarify the legislative application of the appointment of the Guardian in the field of advance directives.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Busardò, Francesco Paolo& Bello, Stefania& Gulino, Matteo& Zaami, Simona& Frati, Paola. 2014. Advance Health Care Directives and “Public Guardian” : The Italian Supreme Court Requests the Status of Current and Not Future Inability. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482114
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Busardò, Francesco Paolo…[et al.]. Advance Health Care Directives and “Public Guardian” : The Italian Supreme Court Requests the Status of Current and Not Future Inability. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482114
American Medical Association (AMA)
Busardò, Francesco Paolo& Bello, Stefania& Gulino, Matteo& Zaami, Simona& Frati, Paola. Advance Health Care Directives and “Public Guardian” : The Italian Supreme Court Requests the Status of Current and Not Future Inability. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482114
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482114