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  • Legal Medicine
  • Bioethics
  • Human Rights Law

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  • Informed Consent (IC) practices differ significantly within penitentiary settings compared to the general population.
  • Prisoner rights regarding medical decisions are a complex ethical and legal issue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the legal framework and constitutional doctrine surrounding Informed Consent for prisoners.
  • To examine judicial decisions concerning prisoners who refuse medical treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive review of Spanish legal regulations, including Ley 41/2002, the Oviedo Convention, and penitentiary laws (Ley 1/1979, Reglamento Penitenciario).
  • Analysis of Constitutional Court Sentences (STC 120/1990, 137/1990, 11/1991, 37/2011) related to prisoner rights and medical treatment.
  • Examination of judicial resolutions authorizing or denying forcible medical treatment for inmates.

Main Results:

  • Spanish law generally upholds the right to IC for competent individuals, except when risks to third parties exist.
  • Penitentiary law mandates the administration to protect prisoners' life and health.
  • Constitutional doctrine and judicial resolutions permit forcible medical treatment, including feeding, when a prisoner's life or health is at stake, citing the preservation of life as a higher good.

Conclusions:

  • Limitations on prisoners' Informed Consent are imposed in critical situations threatening life or health.
  • These practices raise concerns about potential infringements on the fundamental right to physical integrity and established IC legislation.