(Im)Possibility of Judicial Reconstruction of the Relatively Unable Patient’s Will, Within the Scope of Medical Treatments

This article seeks to offer an answer to the following problem: is it possible to assure the patient, already in the condition of incapacity, some form of exercise of the right to decide on care and treatments that he wants, or not, to receive, despite not having done advance directives? The most re...

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Autores: Macena de Lima, Taisa Maria, Silva Macedo, Manoel Antônio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
Repositorio:Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/59476
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistafadir/article/view/59476
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diretivas antecipadas
Incapacidade relativa
Autonomia privada
Reconstrução judicial de vontade
Advance directives
Relative disability
Private autonomy
Judicial reconstruction of will
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Sumario:This article seeks to offer an answer to the following problem: is it possible to assure the patient, already in the condition of incapacity, some form of exercise of the right to decide on care and treatments that he wants, or not, to receive, despite not having done advance directives? The most relevant aspects of private autonomy were studied, within the scope of the doctor-patient relationship, supported by scientific inductive and deductive methods, through bibliographic and documentary research. Currently, only lucid patients, or those who have formalized advance directives, before becoming incapable, are recognized the right to decidewhich medical treatments they accept, or not, to receive. The hypothesis points to the judicial reconstruction of the will as an alternative that can adequately promote the exercise of the private autonomy of disabledpatients, when in situations of risk relevant to one's own health. In the end, it concludes by the legitimacy of the judicial reconstruction of the will, based on compatible interpretation with the legal treatment given to the person incapacitated, which takes into account her subjective wills and preferences.