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Revista de Bioética y Derecho
On-line version ISSN 1886-5887
Abstract
OLIVEIRA ALVES, Rainer Grigolo de. Subjetive and personal human right: the autonomy and the dignity of the patient against the risks not informed. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2015, n.35, pp.121-131. ISSN 1886-5887. https://dx.doi.org/10.1344/rbd2015.35.14286.
This paper develops a critical reflection on the doctor duty to warn, presenting both as bioethical as legal foundations. Places the patient as a moral agent, active subject of doctor-patient relationship and provided with autonomous will. Moreover, seeks to presents some criteria that can help the health professional when to assess what risks the patient must have knowledge for taking a free and informed decision.
Keywords : Human Rights; damage liability; duty to warn; patient rights; personal autonomy.