nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/a53b0b5d77ce9788 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251125s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/a53b0b5d77ce9788 doi eng 342 23 Drößler, Hendrik Mathis Author aut Grey’s Autonomy - Spiritual Access without Patient Consent and Proselytism under Article 9 ECHR Drößler, Hendrik Mathis Verfassungsblog 2025-11-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Amid the weakening of constitutional safeguards in Slovakia, the recently amended Statute on Healthcare now allows a person authorised to perform clerical activities to enter an institutional health care facility without any restrictions. At face value, the Statute aims to ensure the patient’s right to spiritual care. Crucially, however, it omits any reference to a patient’s request and consent – a silence that sits at the centre of this post. Article 9 ECHR does not tolerate that kind of vagueness in such a vulnerable environment. Henceforth, the Statute must directly state that access is based on explicit patient consent. CC BY-SA 4.0 Article 9 ECHR Clerical Activities ECHR Proselytism Slovakia Slowakei consent (DE-588)4055297-4 gnd Slowakei Patassy, Richard Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/greys-autonomy/ raw object