Stewart K, Bowker L
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, Hants, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1998 Mar;74(869):151-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.74.869.151.
Under certain circumstances, living wills or advance directives may carry legal force in the UK. This paper traces the development of advance directives, clarifies their current legal position and discusses potential problems with their use. Case histories are used to illustrate some of the common dilemmas which doctors may face.
在某些情况下,生前遗嘱或预立医疗指示在英国可能具有法律效力。本文追溯了预立医疗指示的发展历程,阐明了它们目前的法律地位,并讨论了使用它们可能存在的潜在问题。文中通过案例历史来阐述医生可能面临的一些常见困境。