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Oświadczenie pacjenta pro futuro na gruncie polskim (w opinii przedstawicieli środowisk osób z niepełnosprawnościami)
A Patient’s Pro Futuro Statement on Polish Soil (In the Opinion of People with Disabilities)

Author(s): Marzenna Zaorska, Adam Zaorski
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
Keywords: disability; disabled person; patient; patient’s rights; pro futuro statement;

Summary/Abstract: Every human being, both internationally and nationally, has a specific set of rights as a human being, human rights, and rights associated with a specific area of his/her life. As a pupil, he/she has the rights of a student, as a child, the rights of a child, as an employee – the rights of an employee, as a patient – the rights of a patient. Considering the issue of human rights communication with patient rights, the article presents the position of people with disabilities in Poland who participated in the implementation of the project “Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – A Common Matter” (2016–2018) on formally introducing to Polish legislation the pro futuro statement, containing the will of the patient regarding the treatment and use of persistent therapies in circumstances of the limited or lack of ability to make informed decisions in the indicated areas.

  • Issue Year: 153/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 102-110
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish