Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi

Anggraeni Endah Kusumaningrum

doi:10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167

Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi

Anggraeni Endah Kusumaningrum⁽¹⁾

(1) Faculty of Law 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang University University, Semarang, Indonesia
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Abstract

Introduction: Medical action is a doctor's action toward a patient which includes preventive, diagnostic, curative, or rehabilitative measures. The medical action certainly brings legal consequences, so a doctor is legally responsible for the medical actions he takes, including the act of delaying and terminating life support.

Purposes of the Research: This study aims to examine and analyze the responsibility of doctors for the act of delaying and terminating life support for terminal patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the obstacles and solutions.

Methods of the Research: This research approach is normative juridical with secondary data as the main data obtained through literature study and will be analyzed qualitatively.

Results of the Research: This study found that doctors who are negligent and guilty when performing acts of delaying and discontinuing life support can be prosecuted for criminal, civil, administrative and professional ethical responsibility. The enactment of a ministerial-level regulation that regulates this action provides legal protection for doctors, where there is a change in the way of making decisions on medical actions so that the doctor's legal responsibility turns into a collective or corporate responsibility. However, the implementation of the regulation still has various shortcomings, so legal protection for doctors is not optimal.

Keywords

Doctor; Accountability; Delay; Termination of Live Support; Patient; Terminal.

DOI

10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167

Published

2022-12-30

How To Cite

APA: Kusumaningrum, A.E. (2022). Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi. SASI, 28(4), 670-681. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167.

IEEE: A.E. Kusumaningrum, "Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi", SASI, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 670-681, Dec. 2022. Accessed on: Jun. 13, 2025. [Online]. Available DOI: https://doi.org/10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167

Harvard: Kusumaningrum, A.E., (2022). "Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi". SASI, Volume 28(4), pp. 670-681. [Online]. Available DOI: https://doi.org/10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167 (Accessed on: 13 June 2025)

Chicago: Kusumaningrum, Anggraeni Endah. "Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi." SASI 28, no. 4 (December 30, 2022): 670-681. Accessed June 13, 2025. doi:10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167

Vancouver: Kusumaningrum AE. Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi. SASI [Internet]. 2022 Dec 30 [cited 2025 Jun 13];28(4):670-681. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167

MLA 8th: Kusumaningrum, Anggraeni Endah. "Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi." SASI, vol. 28, no. 4, 30 Dec. 2022, pp. 670-681, doi:10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

BibTeX:

@article{SASI1167,
		author = {Anggraeni Kusumaningrum},
		title = {Doctor's Responsibility For Actions of Delaying And Termination of Life Support of Terminal Patients During The Covid-19 Pandemi},
		journal = {SASI},
		volume = {28},
		number = {4},
		year = {2022},
		keywords = {Doctor; Accountability; Delay; Termination of Live Support; Patient; Terminal.},
		abstract = {Introduction: Medical action is a doctor's action toward a patient which includes preventive, diagnostic, curative, or rehabilitative measures. The medical action certainly brings legal consequences, so a doctor is legally responsible for the medical actions he takes, including the act of delaying and terminating life support.Purposes of the Research: This study aims to examine and analyze the responsibility of doctors for the act of delaying and terminating life support for terminal patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the obstacles and solutions.Methods of the Research: This research approach is normative juridical with secondary data as the main data obtained through literature study and will be analyzed qualitatively.Results of the Research: This study found that doctors who are negligent and guilty when performing acts of delaying and discontinuing life support can be prosecuted for criminal, civil, administrative and professional ethical responsibility. The enactment of a ministerial-level regulation that regulates this action provides legal protection for doctors, where there is a change in the way of making decisions on medical actions so that the doctor's legal responsibility turns into a collective or corporate responsibility. However, the implementation of the regulation still has various shortcomings, so legal protection for doctors is not optimal.},
				issn = {2614-2961},		pages = {670--681}			doi = {10.47268/sasi.v28i4.1167},
				url = {https://fhukum.unpatti.ac.id/jurnal/sasi/article/view/1167}
		}

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3.	Subject	Keyword(s)	Doctor; Accountability; Delay; Termination of Live Support; Patient; Terminal.

4.	Description	Abstract	Introduction: Medical action is a doctor's action toward a patient which includes preventive, diagnostic, curative, or rehabilitative measures. The medical action certainly brings legal consequences, so a doctor is legally responsible for the medical actions he takes, including the act of delaying and terminating life support.Purposes of the Research: This study aims to examine and analyze the responsibility of doctors for the act of delaying and terminating life support for terminal patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the obstacles and solutions.Methods of the Research: This research approach is normative juridical with secondary data as the main data obtained through literature study and will be analyzed qualitatively.Results of the Research: This study found that doctors who are negligent and guilty when performing acts of delaying and discontinuing life support can be prosecuted for criminal, civil, administrative and professional ethical responsibility. The enactment of a ministerial-level regulation that regulates this action provides legal protection for doctors, where there is a change in the way of making decisions on medical actions so that the doctor's legal responsibility turns into a collective or corporate responsibility. However, the implementation of the regulation still has various shortcomings, so legal protection for doctors is not optimal.

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