The Definitive Primacy of Patient Autonomy over the Right to Life? Commentary on the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 4 September 2022 on the Case of Mortier v. Belgium (appl. no. 78017/17)

Published Online: Jul 08, 2025

Page range: 251 - 267

Received: Jan 07, 2025

Accepted: Mar 05, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2025.30.02.15

Keywords

euthanasia, right to life, patient autonomy, ECtHR jurisprudence, medical ethics

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