Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms Rebecca Buttigieg has announced that, following extensive consultation involving stakeholders in the health sector, she will be presenting a new bill establishing the legal framework for Advance Medical Directives. During a press conference, Parliamentary Secretary Buttigieg explained that Advance Medical
A new law will allow terminally ill patients to make decisions about the care they want to refuse if they are unconscious. The legally binding “living will”, or advanced medical directive, will need to be authorised by a notary in order to be in force. It will allow a patient to refuse treatments such as CPR and artificial hydration and feeding. The
A new bill will be tabled in Parliament allowing for a person to formally declare what type of medical care and treatment they do not want, in case of a situation where they lose their capacity to communicate such. This is known globally as an Advanced Medical Directive, or a 'living will'. Under present law, every person has the right to refuse whatever
