关于我国生前预嘱立法的相关思考

Reflections upon the Legislation of Living Will in China

目前,我国针对生前预嘱的立法基本上处于缺位状态,但我国末期患者的比例不断上涨,虽然有保障患者知情权的立法,但是患者对自己生命抉择的自主权并不能够在现行法律之下得到完全保障。对生前预嘱的相关法理学基础进行分析,借鉴其他国家的立法模式,对我国生前预嘱立法的发展具有十分重要的意义。

Existing laws in China fail to protect fully an individual's self-determination on his or her own life due to the vacancy of legislation of living will when end-stage patients are increasing although their rights to know have been legally guaranteed.To help with the development of relevant legislation,the paper made an analysis of related jurisprudence fundamentals in the field and the legislative modes of other countries.