昏迷病患拔管案例【醫事法學教室】 試閱
The Case of extubating an Unconscious Patient
臺灣於2019年1月6日施行病人自主權利法，相較於安寧緩和醫療條例，新法雖然擴大法律之適用主體，但設有嚴格之程序要件，此種情況下，縱使臨床上病人已處於不可逆轉之昏迷狀態，倘其未事先預立醫療決定，仍不得撤除維生醫療，此固屬立法形成價值判斷之空間，惟此是否能落實尊重病人醫療自主，保障其善終權益之目的，尚有待實務踐行。
Patient Right to Autonomy Act is since January 6th 2019 in valid in Taiwan. Even though the legal subject has been extended vis-à-vis Hospice Palliative Care Act, it still has strict element of procedure. If there has no advanced directive, the medical treatment maintaining life could not be removed. It might be a space for judgement of evaluation by legislation. But it depends on the legal practice whether the autonomy of patients could be practiced and whether the aim to protect their right to die well could be fulfilled.
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