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A filosofia da medicina de Edmund Pellegrino e os dilemas bioéticos relacionados ao suicídio assistido / The Philosophy of Edmund Pellegrino and the bioethical dilemmas related to assisted suicide
Rocha, Daiane Martins.
  • Rocha, Daiane Martins; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis. BR
Rev. bioét. (Impr.) ; 21(1)jan.-abr. 2013.
Article in Portuguese, English | LILACS | ID: lil-673979
RESUMO
Apesar da crescente ênfase dada à autonomia no processo de tomada de decisões, a mera decisão autônoma nem sempre reflete o bem do paciente. Este artigo sustentará, a partir da filosofia da medicina de Edmund Pellegrino, que o bem do paciente é composto por quatro elementos, um delimitando o outro, com vistas a assegurar maior equilíbrio entre o bem como avaliado pelo médico e o bem como compreendido pelo paciente. A abordagem teleológica da medicina, ou seja, uma abordagem baseada no telos (fim) da medicina, delineia até que ponto as decisões do paciente são condizentes com o seu bem. Segue-se que os pedidos de pacientes por procedimentos como o suicídio assistido não estão acordes com esse fim, e que caberia aos profissionais de saúde fornecer alternativas para prevenir e aliviar o sofrimento dos pacientes, no que se insere a temática dos cuidados paliativos.
ABSTRACT
Despite the growing emphasis given to autonomy on the decision-making process, mere autonomous decision does not always reflect the patient’s welfare. In this article it is sustained from Edmund Pellegrino’sPhilosophy of Medicine, that the patient’s welfare is composed of four elements, one delimiting the other, toensure a balance between welfare as assessed by the doctor and the welfare as understood by the patient.The teleological approach to medicine, i.e., an approach based on telos (end) of medicine, defines the degreeto which the patient’s decisions are consistent with his or her own welfare. It follows that the patient’s requests for procedures such as physician-assisted suicide are not in accordance with this end, so, it would bethe role of health professionals to make their best to provide alternatives to prevent and relieve the sufferingof patients, and in this point it’s inserted the topic of palliative care.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physician-Patient Relations / Bioethics / Hospice Care / Suicide, Assisted / Personal Autonomy / Patient Rights / Bioethical Issues / Ethics, Medical / Medicine Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English / Portuguese Journal: Rev. bioét. (Impr.) Journal subject: Bioethics Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physician-Patient Relations / Bioethics / Hospice Care / Suicide, Assisted / Personal Autonomy / Patient Rights / Bioethical Issues / Ethics, Medical / Medicine Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English / Portuguese Journal: Rev. bioét. (Impr.) Journal subject: Bioethics Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina/BR