2014
DOI: 10.1590/1983-80422014222018
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Reflexões bioéticas sobre a eutanásia a partir de caso paradigmático

Abstract: Recentemente, na cidade de Curitiba/PR, ocorreu um fato que gerou grande repercussão nacional e suscitou questões acerca da "eutanásia", tema controverso e pouco debatido na população em geral, o que motivou a realização deste artigo. O objetivo do trabalho consiste em analisar aspectos envolvidos no processo de morrer: eutanásia e ortotanásia e sua relação com o princípio bioético da autonomia. Trata-se de revisão reflexiva de literatura tendo como base matéria publicada na imprensa, abordando a visão de um g… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3

Citation Types

0
10
0
11

Year Published

2016
2016
2021
2021

Publication Types

Select...
5

Relationship

0
5

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 11 publications
(21 citation statements)
references
References 8 publications
0
10
0
11
Order By: Relevance
“…Furthermore, in accordance with Article 41 of the sixth Código de Ética Médica (Code of Medical Ethics), it is forbidden for physicians to shorten the patient's life, even if upon their request or that of their legal representative. The Code also points out that, in cases of incurable and terminal illness, the physician should offer all palliative care available without undertaking useless or obstinate diagnostic or therapeutic actions 39,40 .…”
Section: Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 2 more Smart Citations
“…Furthermore, in accordance with Article 41 of the sixth Código de Ética Médica (Code of Medical Ethics), it is forbidden for physicians to shorten the patient's life, even if upon their request or that of their legal representative. The Code also points out that, in cases of incurable and terminal illness, the physician should offer all palliative care available without undertaking useless or obstinate diagnostic or therapeutic actions 39,40 .…”
Section: Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Resolution 1805/2006 allows the physician to limit or suspend procedures and treatments that prolong the life of terminally ill patients, respecting the will of the person or their legal representative. It also ensures that the patient continues to receive all the care necessary to relieve suffering, assuring them comfort, comprehensive care and right to be discharged 40,41 . Resolution 1995/2012, valuing the principle of patient autonomy, provides for an advance directive (or living will), ensuring its prevalence over any other non-medical opinion, including the wishes of the family.…”
Section: Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…Contrary to what happens with its antonym, dysthanasia is defined as slow death accompanied by much suffering. It is a concept used as a synonym of futile treatment or therapeutic obstinacy, despite its practice being highly present in health institutions, especially in the ICU 7,8 .…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In order to propose an intermediate reflection, the concept of orthothanasia arose as a mediatorial way, considered by palliative care specialists as the more appropriate care option for patients with terminal illness, who present intense physical and mental suffering, in line with more humane care practices 8 . This practice is consistent with care that takes into account the natural course of life and death as part of life, seeking relief of suffering by adopting palliative care and avoiding unnecessary procedures that only prolong the suffering of the patient and the family, and constitutes the limit of therapeutic efforts 9 .…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%