The Federal District Law on Advance Directives in Mexico: Transplants and Ideology

Authors

  • Guillermo Cantú-Quintanilla Author Universidad Panamericana. Sociedad Mexicana de Transplantes
  • Rafael Reyes-Acevedo Author Sociedad Mexicana de Transplantes
  • Viviam Ubarco Author
  • Carmen Gracida-Juárez Author
  • Josefina Alberú-Gómez Author
  • Alfonso Reyes-López Author Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez

Keywords:

Legislation as Topic, Living Wills, transplantation. (Source, Decs, Bireme).

Abstract

Background: The law on advance directives (LAD) in Mexico City regulates the will or intent of any person not to undergo unnecessarily life-prolonging treatment. Article 8 of the law stipulates the donation of organs for transplant must be manifest. Objective: The aim of this paper is to document knowledge of LAD.  Materials and methods: A qualitative study was conducted using a previously validated semi-structured interview.  Results: In all, 278 interviews were carried out and 64% of those surveyed were unfamiliar with LAD.    Among those who are familiar with LAD (n = 100), only 43% know what it stipulates regarding organ donation.   Conclusion: There is an evident lack of knowledge about LAD, because the public has not been duly informed.

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Published

2012-07-19

How to Cite

Cantú-Quintanilla, G., Reyes-Acevedo, R., Ubarco, V., Gracida-Juárez, C., Alberú-Gómez, J., & Reyes-López, A. (2012). The Federal District Law on Advance Directives in Mexico: Transplants and Ideology. Persona Y Bioética, 16(1), 11–17. Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/2316

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Research Articles

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