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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Some Reflections On Euthanasia
Asuncion ALVAREZ DEL RIOa
aDepartment of Medical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, MEXİCO
Having given a precise definition of euthanasia, this paper analyzes four fundamental questions to advance in a debate that have just begun in Mexico: 1) Does a patient have the right to decide the end of her life?, 2) Does she have the right to ask her physician for that help?, 3) Does the physician have any duty to fulfill that request?, 4) Should the State guarantee the patient’s right and the physician’s duty?Keywords: Euthanasia, ethics, dignity, freedomTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2007, 15:1-6
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