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Svoboda volby péče o vlastní zdraví
Freedom to choose one’s own health care

Author(s): Ivo Telec
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Law
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: freedom; health care; natural healing; duty of expert care; religion;

Summary/Abstract: Taking care of ones own healthcare belongs to the diversity of culture and religion. This topic concerns not only the so-called conventional medical services, as well as traditional medicine. When selecting ones own healthcare it is not only personal experience but also a worldview or religious beliefs that play a significant role. The methods of health care differ in the degree of the evidence of their reliability. Various types of evidence also establishes drug law. Certain restrictions on health care relate to the animals in organic farming. In these cases, the legal system favors the natural and homeopathic preparations before allopathic. The freedom of health care also concerns natural healing.

  • Issue Year: 12/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-28
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Czech