“…Although they were first implemented in the United States in the 1960s, bioethics committees remain optional in Brazilian health institutions and hospitals 36 . Hospital bioethics committees are multi-and transdisciplinary, assisting in decision-making and in issues of moral health conflicts 37,38 and offering support and protection to patients, their families, caregivers, and other health professionals. They are spaces for dialogue in hospitals and health institutions, helping and reinforcing the quality of services and decisions in health, guaranteeing respect for fundamental individual freedoms 39 , and responsible for the educational and advisory challenge of fostering ethical awareness sustained in the autonomy and dignity of patients regarding decision-making 40,41 .…”