Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Part 1 THE EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANT: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PERCEPTIONS, AND PRACTICES
- Part 2 BIOETHICS
- Part 3 REPORTS, OFFICIAL OPINIONS, AND GUIDELINES
- 23 United States
- 24 Canada
- 25 United Kingdom (UK)
- 26 France
- 27 Italy
- 28 Germany
- 29 International
- Part 4 THE LAW
- Part 5 EPILOGUE: TRUTH, TRUST, AND BOUNDARIES
- References
- Index
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Part 1 THE EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANT: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PERCEPTIONS, AND PRACTICES
- Part 2 BIOETHICS
- Part 3 REPORTS, OFFICIAL OPINIONS, AND GUIDELINES
- 23 United States
- 24 Canada
- 25 United Kingdom (UK)
- 26 France
- 27 Italy
- 28 Germany
- 29 International
- Part 4 THE LAW
- Part 5 EPILOGUE: TRUTH, TRUST, AND BOUNDARIES
- References
- Index
Summary
The Italian Code of Profession Medical Ethics warns against treatment that will not bring a benefit or an improvement in quality of life (Codice di Deontologia Medica 1998 art 14). However, as will be described later, Italian law is very restrictive concerning quality of life decisions for neonates.
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- Extreme PrematurityPractices, Bioethics and the Law, pp. 121Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006