title: [Therapeutic freedom of the physician].
abstract: The therapeutic freedom of choice is one of the main elements of the medical profession. It is fought for by two competing powers: the patient's will on the one hand, and the reasons of welfare state on the other. A threatened fundamental maxim is at stake, which the characteristic of the medical profession depends on essentially. Its content is to be illustrated and showed clearly in the context of greater interrelations and reciprocity.
authors.affiliation: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Institut für geschichtliche Rechtswissenschaft, Arbeitssteile für Medizinrecht, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laufs
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010819:Physician's Role; D055656:Prescriptions; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Therapiefreiheit des Arztes.