Application of Presumptive Consent in Passive Euthanasia  

作　　者：ZHANG Guixiang 张贵湘(Law School of Guizhou University)

机构地区：[1]Law School of Guizhou University

出　　处：《The Journal of Human Rights》2024年第3期662-682,共21页人权（英文版）

基　　金：the Beijing Social Science Foundation Project (Project Number 20221BS0009).

摘　　要：In the criminological system, passive euthanasia is an act that meets the constitutive elements. We should discard the traditional view of distinguishing between acts and omissions, but use genuine consent or presumptive consent under the patient’s right to self-determination as the basis for its justification. In general, the patient’s genuine consent takes precedence, but in case of the unavail-ability of the patient’s genuine consent, his or her presumptive consent should be applied as a substitute. The judgment of presumptive con-sent should follow the subsequence, with the living will of the patient applied first and then the substitute decision-making. If the patient’s personal will cannot be inferred after exhausting all available possi-bilities, the principle of prioritizing the interests of life should prevail, and the ongoing life-sustaining medical care should not be interrupted or terminated.

关 键 词：passive euthanasia presumptive consent genuine consent right to self-determination 

分 类 号：D917[政治法律—法学] D911D913