생명 말기의 법적 안정성

• 영문명: The legal stability at the end of life
• 발행기관: 충북대학교 법학연구소
• 저자명: 류화신(Ryoo Hwa-Shin)
• 간행물 정보: 『법학연구』第21卷 第2號 (2010), 41~61쪽, 전체 21쪽
• 주제분류: 법학 > 법학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.08.30

영문 초록

This study discusses legal issues surrounding the withdrawal of treatment for terminal patients. on May 21, 2009, the Supreme Court of Korea ruled that patients have the right to terminate medically meaningless treatment upon confirmation that their illness is indeed irreversible. The Supreme Court´s decision thus makes proof of the irreversibility of a patient´s condition an important process in legitimatizing a patient´s decision to terminate life-sustaining treatment. However, since medical practice rejects explanations in terms of "essences" and is affected by issues of subjectivity, I argue that physicians cannot give indisputable confirmation of the irreversibility of a patient´s terminal illness, as required by the Supreme Court´ ruling. So, this study points to a need for greater social consensus in Korea on the permissible level for the rejection of life-sustaining treatment not to damage the legal stability.

목차

Ⅰ. 들어가며

Ⅱ. 대법원 연명치료 중단 사건의 개요

Ⅲ. 무의미한 연명치료 중단의 허용 여부 및 비가역적 사망과정으로의 진입

Ⅳ. 의료의 한계와 사회적 합의

Ⅴ. 나오며

키워드

연명치료 중단 의학적으로 무의미한 치료 생명 말기 비가역적 사망과정으로의 진입 withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment medically meaningless treatment end of life irreversibility of a patient´s terminal illness