Question 62 · LDEK · Physician's ethical obligations
Is the sentence “the doctor is not allowed to attend in the act of the depravation of life, assist in torture or other degrading treatment of human” true?
- A. yes, this is a part of the Act on the profession of doctors and dentists.
- B. yes, this is a part of the Act on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights.
- C. yes, but this results neither from Polish law nor the Code of Medical Ethics.
- D. yes, this is a part of the Code of Medical Ethics.
- E. yes, this citation is taken from the Penal Code.
Hint
The sentence is a professional-ethics rule rather than a statutory provision; consider which document sets doctors' ethical norms.
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