Author/Editor		Šelih, A
Title		Pravni vidiki obveznega cepljenja
Translated title		Legal viewpoints of compulsory immunization
Type		članek
Source		Slov Pediatr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 7, št. Suppl 1
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 52-4
Language		slo
Abstract		The author opens two major questions associated with compulsory immunization: the question of the patient's consent on the other hand the question of his or her dissent. Consent is assumed in the child, in the adolescent it is substitutional since the child's parents or guardians make the decision regarding immunization. A significant issue is also the position of the physician. Legally and professionally bound to the necessity of immunization, he may however be faced with the parent's or guardian's dissent. Besides, the legal system knows several cases where some other values have been put above the patient's consent. This is particularly true in cases of compulsory health measures where assuring the health of a larger group or entire population is indirectly defined as more important than the patient's consent. Compulsory immunization is such a case.
Summary		Avtorica v prispevku odpira dve poglavitni vprašanji, povezani z obveznim cepljenjem: vprašanje privolitve bolnika in na drugi strani vprašanje njene odklonitve. Privolitev pri otroku je domnevna, nadomestna pa je mladostniku, saj odločajo o cepljenju otrokovi starši oziroma zakoniti zastopniki. Pomembno vprašanje je tudi povezano s položajem zdravnika, ki ga zakon in strokovno znanje zavezujeta z nujnostjo cepljenja, sooči pa se lahko z odklonitvijo staršev in drugih zakonitih otrokovih zastopnikov. Poleg tega pa pozna pravni sistem nekaj primerov, ko postavlja neke druge vrednote nad bolnikovo privolitev. Gre predvsem za primere obveznih zdravstvenih ukrepov, pri katerih je praviloma zagotovitev zdravja širše skupine ali celotne populacije posredno opredeljeno kot pomembnejša vrednota od bolnikove privolitve. Eden takih primerov je tudi obvezno cepljenje.
Descriptors		COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL VACCINATION IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS CHILD