Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHT TO CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HOSPICE/PALLIAT IVE CARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
February 19, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4439, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHT TO CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HOSPICE/PALLIAT IVE CARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : This bill proposes to grant patients who are dying the right to refuse medical treatment that are intrusive, burdensome and futile through an advance directive. Moreover, it also seeks to provide hospice/palliat ive care to such patients to ease their passage from life to death. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAGANAS LAYUS, CELIA |
| DATE FILED : 2002-02-19 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Monfort (072 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: chge of ct.ref'l from Civ.pol.&H uman Rts. as per J.69;p.89( May 5-7,2003) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2002-02-27 |
Abstract
This bill proposes to grant patients who are dying the right to refuse medical treatment that are intrusive, burdensome and futile through an advance directive. Moreover, it also seeks to provide hospice/palliat ive care to such patients to ease their passage from life to death.
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