INTIMIDAD PERSONAL, PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS SANITARIOS E INTROMISIONES LEGÍTIMAS: UNA PROYECCIÓN HIPOTÉTICA DE LA DOCTRINA TARASOFF SOBRE EL ORDENAMIENTO JURÍDICO ESPAÑOL

Abstract

In the case of Tarasoff vs. Regents of the University of California, the California Supreme Court held that in certain situations therapists must take affirmative action to protect a potential victim of intended harm by one of their patients. The Court stated that the right to confidentiality ends where the public peril begins, so therapists should warn potential victims that a patient presents a serious danger of violence to them. Taking as a starting point the Tarasoff case this paper deals with the always difficult to resolve conflicts between fundamental rights – in this concrete case, life and privacy – and tries to explore whether or not there exists a duty to protect in the Spanish legal system.