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Right to Privacy| THE NETHERLANDS
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| According to the Dutch Constitution everyone shall have the right to respect for his privacy, without prejudice to restrictions laid down by or pursuant to an Act of Parliament. No specific regulations on the right to privacy for patients are stipulated in Dutch Medical Law. Although the right to medical secrecy and the protection of medical data are regulated extensively. |