Právo pacienta na pastorační péči ve světle předpisů mezinárodního práva
Patients’ Right to Pastoral Care in Light of International Law
Author(s): Robert Krzysztof TabaszewskiSubject(s): Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Společnost pro církevní právo
Keywords: religion law; international law; pastoral care; patient’s rights; medical law
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with patients’ right to pastoral care in bedside medical facilities in the context of international law. The author draws attention to the provisions of international law and individual European states, which govern patients’ access to chaplain services within healthcare. It points out that the right to pastoral care belongs to every patient and must not be restricted by medical personnel or public authorities. The author also analyses the status of pastoral care in bedside medical facilities and points to possible pitfalls related to inadequate legal regulation.
Journal: Revue církevního práva
- Issue Year: XXIII/2017
- Issue No: 69
- Page Range: 45-56
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Czech