title: [The right to pain relief.].
abstract: In the Federal Republic of Germany the medical and therapeutic methods available for combatting the most severely painful states are not always fully exploited. The medical legislation currently being developed gradually gives the treatment of pain the importance it deserves according to patients' needs. The legal position to be borne in mind in pain therapy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Bundesgerichtshof, Karlsruhe.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kutzer