Artículos de revistas
Euthanasia and medical act Eutanasia y acto médico
Fecha
2011Registro en:
Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 139, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 642-654
00349887
07176163
10.4067/S0034-98872011000500013
Autor
Echeverría Carlos, B.
Goic Goic, Alejandro
Herrera C., Carolina
Quintana V., Carlos
Rojas O., Alberto
Salinas R, Rodrigo
Serani M., Alejandro
Taboada R., Paulina
Vacarezza Y., Ricardo
Institución
Resumen
Right to life -as the prohibition of intentionally and arbitrarily taking life, even with authorization of the concerned one- is an internationally recognized right. In many countries, debate regarding euthanasia is more centered in its convenience, social acceptability and how it is regulated, than in its substantial legitimacy. Some argue that euthanasia should be included as part of clinical practice of health professionals, grounded on individual's autonomy claims-everyone having the liberty to choose how to live and how to die. Against this, others sustain that life has a higher value than autonomy, exercising autonomy without respecting the right to life would become a serious moral and social problem. Likewise, euthanasia supporters sometimes claim a 'right to live with dignity', which must be understood as a personal obligation, referred more to the ethical than to the strictly legal sphere. In countries where it is already legalized, euthanasia practice has extended to cases w