Eutanasia en Chile: una discusión pendiente / Euthanasia in Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 144(12): 1598-1604, dic. 2016. tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-845491
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ABSTRACT
Euthanasia is a complex medical procedure. Even though end of life decisions are common situations in health practice, there is a lack of consensus about their terminology. In this manuscript, the main concepts about this issue are defined and delimited; including active and passive euthanasia and limitation of therapeutic effort. Then, a revision is made about the international experience on euthanasia, to then go through the Chiles history in euthanasia and the populations opinion. In Chile, euthanasia is an act that has been removed from the social dialogue and legislation. In order to have an open discussion in our population about the issue, the debate has to be opened to the citizens, accompanied by clear medical information about the procedure.
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International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Euthanasia, Passive
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Euthanasia, Active
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL