Legal Medicine

 Natural Law
 Positive Law
 Anthropological Perspective
 Moral/Ethical context
 Foreign Jurisdiction/RCC, other
Christian Groups
 Philippine Statutory environment

Dying
*Terminal
*Legal definition of death
-Criminal/Civil implications

Other important definitions

 Standard of Care
 Best Interest
 Irreversible

Philippine Statutory Environment

 Constitution/RPC/Special Laws
 Organ Donation Acts
 Other Laws

Patient
 Rights
 Autonomy, “informed consent”
 Patient-Doctor Relationship, Medical
Profession
 Sui Generis, Parents, Parens Patriae
 Proxy decision making, advance
directives
 Standard of Care—
negligence/malpractice