Lebensverlängerung gegen oder ohne den Willen des Patienten als Schaden im zivilrechtlichen Sinne

The work shows that in the case of unlawful prolongation of life, immaterial and material claims for damages on the part of the patient exist in principle. It examines interventions against the patient's express will or those in which the patient's will cannot be ascertained, as well as unlawful resuscitation, prevention of voluntary suicide or blood transfusions against the patient's will. The constitutional anchoring of the right to bodily self-determination and the right to self-determined dying and their demarcation are elaborated. The work is intended to stimulate a more differentiated consideration of the individual damage position in the case of unlawful interventions in patients' rights.