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Portuguese Constitutional Court upholds District Hospital's right to refuse specific medical treatments under statutory exceptions.

Case Number 8/95
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the District Hospital's appeal, declaring the challenged legal norms constitutional. The hospital argued that statutory exceptions permitted the refusal of specific treatments, while the patient contended this violated fundamental rights. The court ruled that the legislative provisions were valid and ordered the lower court to reform its decision accordingly.

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Decreto-Lei nº 194/92, de 8 de Setembro; The Constitutional Court established that statutory exceptions permitting the refusal of specific medical treatments do not violate constitutional rights when applied within the limits defined by the legislature.

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Constitutional Court Medical Treatment Refusal Statutory Exceptions Fundamental Rights Healthcare Provider Constitutional Validity Patient Rights

Cited Legislation

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Decreto-Lei nº 194/92, de 8 de Setembro
a) - Não julgar inconstitucionais as normas dos artigos 2º nº 2, alínea a), e 4º do Decreto-Lei nº 194/92, de 8 de Setembro;

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 760/95
Acórdão nº 761/95
Acórdão nº 118/96
Acórdão nº 411/96
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415/96
Constitutional Court upholds District Hospital and Public Service against A. regarding Decree-Law 194/92 Articles 2 and 4.
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Portuguese Constitutional Court declares hospital and public prosecution service arguments regarding administrative law articles unconstitutional.
794/96
Portuguese Constitutional Court upheld hospital liability laws, rejecting claims of unconstitutional burden on healthcare providers.
710/95
Portuguese Constitutional Court upholds hospital liability law as constitutional and rejects its unconstitutionality claim.
905/96
Portuguese Constitutional Court declares District Hospital Law articles unconstitutional due to lack of legal certainty.

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Acórdão 729/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 72996

Processo nº 8/95

1ª Secção

Relator: Conselheira Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Neste processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial de Abrantes, sendo recorrente o Hospital Distrital de Abrantes, e recorrido A., decide-se, pelos fundamentos dos acórdãos nºs. 760/95, 761/95 [ D.R.,, II Série, de 2-2-1996] e dos acórdãos n°s. 118/96 e 411/96 [inéditos, de que se junta cópia]:

a) - Não julgar inconstitucionais as normas dos artigos 2º nº 2, alínea a), e 4º do Decreto-Lei nº 194/92, de 8 de Setembro;

b) - Em consequência, conceder provimento ao recurso e ordenar a reforma da decisão recorrida em harmonia com o presente julgamento de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 22 de Maio de 1996

Maria Assunção Esteves

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Antero Monteiro Diniz

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Luís Nunes de Almeida