title: Medical care in minors and incompetent patients: the patient's will and third party intervention in Spanish law.
abstract: Health care in minors and incompetent patients implies problems with regard to the extent of the impact that those circumstances must have on their right to be informed and on their capacity for giving informed consent and, consequently, on a greater or lesser importance of third party intervention. This article aims to contribute some considerations about the approach of Spanish law to these questions, in order to show the extent to which those patients' autonomy has been recognized.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Pública de Navarra, España.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arcos Vieira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D030881:Disclosure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013030:Spain