title: [Legal comparisons between States: the Italian perspective].
abstract: In Italy compared to the past the doctor-patient relationship has changed, but at the present it is necessary to improve the patient's involvement into the clinical and medical decisions regarding his own health: the patient is a moral subject and the possibility to choose should be recognized especially for the end-of-life decisions.
authors.affiliation: Forscherin für Bioethic, Stiftung Bruno Kessler (FBK), Trento. lgalva@fbk.edu
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galvagni
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016224:Living Wills; D008189:Luxembourg; D010166:Palliative Care; D026684:Personal Autonomy