TL;DR
The ethically justified, equitable, resource-conscious, legally mandated, patient-centered and responsible contemporary medicine calls for a competence to refrain from action in every physician.
This review examines the legal validity of consent to healthcare services given by older patients, with particular emphasis on cognitive impairment, the patient's actual capacity to make healthcare decisions, and the protection of patient autonomy in the decision-making process. The study is based on a narrative litera...
The results show that Brazilian case law, notably in general repercussion Themes 952 and 1069 of the Supreme Federal Court, consolidated the right to therapeutic refusal grounded in religious conviction, even in life-threatening situations, while the infra-legal discipline of the Federal Council of Medicine remains cha...
Covert medication (CM) - the surreptitious administration of drugs in food or drink is often framed as a 'moral gamble' and remains a pervasive yet controversial necessity in the care of older people with cognitive impairments. As global populations age and neurodegenerative conditions increase, the clinical reliance o...
Background: Medical consent may be formally valid while still failing to demonstrate patient understanding, voluntariness, and meaningful participation. Objective: This conceptual article examines supported decision-making as a model of legal protection for patients through the integration of sy?r? and hifz al-nafs. Me...
Informed consent is the law’s mechanism for protecting patient autonomy by requiring disclosure of facts that bear on the decision to accept or refuse care. Artificial intelligence now helps decide what is medically true for patients, yet informed consent law still assumes that diagnostic judgment is rendered by a huma...
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