Scientific advances have made medical art more technical, more efficient, faster, more invasive and even more aggressive, and therefore… more dangerous for the patient and the medical professions.
How to consult your medical file
The major innovation introduced by the Kouchner law of 2002 on patients' rights (with the right to information, etc.) was ...
Medical termination of pregnancy (IMG)
What differentiates Medical Interruption of Pregnancy (or therapeutic abortion) from Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy: it is the lack of choice. Framed by…
Medical malpractice
The Fault constitutes with the damage and the causal link, the holy trinity of the civil responsibility. Fault…
Disciplinary proceedings against the medical professions
Doctors take an oath before taking office: It is the Hippocratic Oath. This act marks their affiliation to the order ...
Medical liability
Medicine has evolved. Scientific advances have made medical art more technical, more efficient, faster, more invasive, and even, ...
The right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion)
Any woman, even a minor, can terminate her pregnancy under the conditions set by law. But before ...
The liability regime for lack of information
Failure to inform the patient constitutes a fault allowing the civil liability of healthcare professionals to be raised. However,…
The doctor's duty to inform
In the past, everything concerning the medical act fell within the discretionary power of health professionals. The patient did not benefit from any ...
Therapeutic hazard
According to case law, the therapeutic hazard is the damage occurring during a medical act, not attributable to a professional of…
The person of trust in medical matters: who what when how?
Any adult, at any time in their life, can decide to appoint a trusted person, without waiting to be...
