Dilemas actuales de la ética médica ante opciones vida-muerte

Gracia Guillén, Diego

Publication year:

1994

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1133-5661

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Summary

This work looks at questions of bioethics, and in particular the decisions to be taken in terminal life situations. It includes a reflection on the term "hopeless", which is no longer used, on current critical situations where the doctor is present and takes action. It mentions the principe of non-malice, of therapeutic savageness, the concept of brain death, the ethical principle of justice and the principe of autonomy. In short, it concludes by making reference to euthanasia.