The Development of Medical Law in the Field of Gynecology and the Relationship with Criminal Law: The Applicability of the Legal Framework of the Republic of Kosovo

• Authors: Arif Riza , Alban Kryezi , Shukri Lecaj

Title variants

PL

Rozwój prawa medycznego w dziedzinie ginekologii a jego związek z prawem karnym. Obowiązywanie ram prawnych Republiki Kosowa

Abstracts

PL

Opieka zdrowotna i usługi medyczne zgodne z przepisami i standardami przyjętymi w naukach medycznych stanowią moralny i prawny obowiązek lekarza i każdego innego pracownika ochrony zdrowia. Zbiór norm prawnych jako instytucjonalnych mechanizmów regulujących prawa i obowiązki pracowników medycznych i ich pacjentów stanowią główny obszar niniejszego opracowania. Artykuł ma na celu przedstawienie koncepcji i wagi badań oraz rozwoju w zakresie prawa medycznego Republiki Kosowa. Celem badań jest określenie powiązania pomiędzy przepisami prawa medycznego a dziedziną ginekologii w związku z naruszaniem praw pacjentów oraz niechęcią lub brakiem woli przy zgłaszaniu takich przypadków. Zastosowano metodę teoretyczną zbierania danych, opierając się na istniejących badaniach w zakresie prawa medycznego. Metodę statystyczną zastosowano do przedstawienia liczby zabiegów aborcji dokonanych na Oddziale Ginekologicznym w Prisztinie. Metodę wywiadu użyto w celu zebrania danych odnoszących się do przypadków z praktyki, w których lekarze mogli działać niezgodnie z prawem, a także przedstawienia takich sytuacji, w których ze względu na poważny stan zdrowia pacjenta podejmowano czynności lecznicze bez konsultacji z pacjentem lub jego bliskimi. Badanie wskazuje na to, że Kodeks karny Republiki Kosowa uznaje nieodpowiedzialne czynności lecznicze i nieudzielenie pomocy medycznej za przestępstwa ściśle związane z wykonywaniem medycznych obowiązków i kompetencji zawodowych. W Republice Kosowa przerwanie ciąży na życzenie jest dopuszczalne na żądanie kobiety dorosłej, natomiast przerwanie ciąży ze względu na wybór płci płodu jest zabronione. Aborcja na życzenie jest dopuszczalna do końca dziesiątego tygodnia ciąży.

EN

Medical care and services in accordance with the rules and standards accepted by medical science are the moral and legal duty of the physician or any health worker. The set of legal norms as institutional mechanisms that regulate the rights and responsibilities of medical professionals and their patients is the main field of this research. The article aims to present the concept and importance of the research and development of medical law in the Republic of Kosovo. The purpose of the research is to make the connection between the provisions of medical law and the field of gynecology due to the violation of the rights of patients as well as the hesitation or lack of will in reporting such cases. The theoretical method was used for data collection, with which previous studies on medical law were consulted. The statistical method was used to present the number of induced abortions in the Department of Gynecology in Pristina. The interview method was used for the purpose of collecting data that refer to practical cases where physicians may have acted in violation of the law, as well as the presentation of those situations when, due to a serious health condition, they undertook medical actions without consulting with the patient or family members. The research indicates that the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo has incorporated irresponsible medical treatment and failure to provide medical assistance as criminal offenses that are closely related to the exercise of professional medical duties and responsibilities. In the Republic of Kosovo, elective termination of pregnancy is allowed at the will of the woman who is of adult age, while termination of pregnancy with the motive of choosing the gender of the fetus is prohibited. Elective termination is permissible until the end of the tenth week of pregnancy.

Keywords

EN

Kosovo; Criminal Code; medical law; gynecology; patient

PL

Kosowo; Kodeks karny; prawo medyczne; ginekologia; pacjent

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 163-183

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Arif Riza

• University of Prizren “Ukshin Hoti”, Republic of Kosovo

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Alban Kryezi

• University of Prizren “Ukshin Hoti”, Republic of Kosovo

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Shukri Lecaj

• Regional General Hospital of Prizren “Prim. Dr. Daut Mustafa”, Republic of Kosovo

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/sil.2023.32.3.163-183

Biblioteka Nauki

31348119