Figueroa G Rodolfo
Programa de Derecho Público, Departamento de Derecho Público, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2018 Jul;146(7):914-917. doi: 10.4067/s0034-98872018000700914.
The law N° 20.584 established the informed consent. This could suggest that patients have a right to refuse a blood transfusion. However, the dominant jurisprudence in protection claims filed against Jehovah Witnesses who rejected a blood transfusion, reveals that they do not have such a right. There were two exceptions in 2008, where courts acknowledged the patient's autonomy and denied the petition to authorize a blood transfusion. Most cases precede law N° 20.584. However, those cases which were upheld by the courts after the promulgation of the law, although few, follow exactly the same doctrine as before the appearance of this act.
第20.584号法律确立了知情同意原则。这可能意味着患者有权拒绝输血。然而，在针对拒绝输血的耶和华见证人的保护索赔案中，占主导地位的判例法表明，他们并不享有这种权利。2008年有两个例外情况，法院承认了患者的自主权，并驳回了授权输血的请求。大多数案例发生在第20.584号法律之前。然而，该法律颁布后法院维持原判的案例虽然很少，但遵循的原则与该法律出台之前完全相同。
