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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Neonatal And Infantile Euthanasia: More Exceptional Situations
Asunción ÁLVAREZ DEL RÍO, MDa
aDepartment of Medical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine.Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Member of the Colegio de Bioética, A.C.
Physician assisted death is a practice carried out in very special circumstances which allow an exception to the universal prohibition of killing someone. This exception is justified because it is an answer to a patient’s request and his right is recognized on the decision to end his life.
But there are some situations that are even more exceptional because, although there is not a request from the patient, it could be possible to justify to cause his death. This discussion, related to neonatal euthanasia, is analyzed in this paper.Keywords: Neonatal euthanasia, groningen protocol, medical ethicsTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2006, 14:57-60
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