Grund und Grenzen einer verfassungsrechtlich gebotenen gesundheitlichen Mindestversorgung

Which direct claims has a person who is suffering from a life-threatening disease against the State? Based on medical ethics and theories of justice, the book investigates the guarantee of a constitutional fundamental right to a medical minimum provision and clarifies the States duty to protect its citizens. The author identifies the aid and protection function of the fundamental rights as a starting point and carves out their range by further developing the Untermaßverbot. Thus, she establishes criteria to solve the tension between protection of life and the State’s limited ressources.