Derechos sobre el cuidado personal y tratamiento médico en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que tú tienes el derecho de decidir sobre tu propio tratamiento médico. Puedes pedir que te den un tratamiento, negarlo o pedir que lo quiten si ya no lo quieres.

Es como tener el control del control remoto de la televisión; tú decides qué programa ver, cuándo cambiar de canal o cuándo apagarlo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está en el hospital y no puede hablar. Según esta ley, su familia puede seguir sus deseos porque él dejó un documento que dice qué tratamiento quería y cuál no. Así, ellos pueden tomar decisiones en su nombre.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, subsection (c), as added by Ga. L. 2002, p. 648, § 1, was redesignated as subsection (b.1). Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 1/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "(a) The General Assembly has long recognized the right of the individual to control all aspects of his or her personal care and medical treatment, including the right to insist upon medical treatment, decline medical treatment, or direct that medical treatment be withdrawn. In order to secure these rights, the General Assembly has adopted and amended statutes recognizing the living will and health care agency and provided statutory forms for both documents. "(b) The General Assembly has determined that the statutory forms for the living will and durable power of attorney for health care are confusing and inconsistent and that the statutes providing for the living will and health care agency contain conflicting concepts, inconsistent and out-of-date terminology, and confusing and inconsistent requirements for execution. In addition, there is a commendable trend among the states to combine the concepts of the living will and health care agency into a single legal document. "(c) The General Assembly recognizes that a significant number of individuals representing the academic, medical, legislative, and legal communities, state officials, ethics scholars, and advocacy groups worked together to develop the advance directive for