Odpowiedzialność dyscyplinarna lekarza za zaniechanie udzielenia pomocy
Professional liability of doctors and doctor’s duty: to help people whose life and health are in danger

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this paper concerns the duty of a doctor to help a person whose life and health arein danger. The author approaches the problem both from the perspective of the principles of professionalethics, such as the Code of Medical Ethics, and statutory regulations, i.e. the law of December 5, 1996 on the professions of physician and dentist, the law of December 2, 2009 onmedical chambers, the law of April 15, 2011 on medical activity, and the law on the CriminalCode of June 6, 1997. Describing these regulations, on the one hand the author outlines the limitations of doctors’right to refuse to begin treatment or not to treat a patient, on the other hand, hepoints to the obligation, or actually the duty of a doctor, to help another human being whose lifeor health is in danger.

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