Abstract

BENITEZ, Ramiro. The advance directives in Uruguay: Reflections on the law 18473. Rev. IUS [online]. 2015, vol.9, n.36, pp.135-154. ISSN 1870-2147.

The article describes the treatment given, at the national level, to Living Wills. It is part of a vision that links Human Rights and respects the expression of free will of a person with an eventually incurable disease. It analyzes the current legal text by indicating the main inaccuracies committed both by the legislator and those in charge of the regulation, concluding with a reflection on what reforms should be brought to each to streamline the law and make this legal structure effective.

Keywords : Human rights; consent; documentary form; dying well.

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