Informed consent in Italy: a mediterranean country towards an autonomy-based model

Authors

  • Mariella Immacolato Director of the unit of Legal Medicine at the Hospital of Massa Carrara (Italy); member of the Consulta di Bioetica. Address: Dipartimento di Medicina Legale, Azienda USL1 Massa Carrara, via Risorgimento 18, 54100 Massa, Italy.

Keywords:

Italy, physician-patient relations, informed consent

Abstract

Starting from the late ‘80s a “silent revolution” has changed completely the practice and attitudes regarding informed consent and truth telling in Italy.
The input was provided by a judge’s decision on the “Massimo case”, but the new point of view appears to be supported by widespread social consensus.
My paper presents the story of this change.

Published

2023-01-28

How to Cite

Mariella Immacolato. (2023). Informed consent in Italy: a mediterranean country towards an autonomy-based model. Journal International De bioéthique Et d’éthique Des Sciences, 15(2-3). Retrieved from https://journaleska.com/index.php/jidb/article/view/8372

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2-3 (2004): JIB

Section

Articles
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