La eutanasia no es un acto médico

Authors

  • Jorge Merchán-Price Author Hospital Departamental

Abstract

This paper deals with the legal and moral reasons that prevent the physician from taking a patient’s life. Among other reasons, medical doctors do not “kill” their patients because “killing” is not a therapeutic medical act. It does not reestablish the patient’s previous state of health, nor does it preserve life. If the state wants to allow euthanasia or assisted suicide, there is no constitutional reason why the relatives of a patient who is ill cannot euthanize or assist the patient in committing suicide. It is they, not the physician, who must answer to society and their own consciences for doing so.

The article also offers a clear and precise look at Sentence C-239/97 issued by the Constitutional Court of Colombia and analyses the reasons why some of the articles in Senate Bill 05/07 are inconsistent with that sentence and, therefore, are unconstitutional.

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Author Biography

Jorge Merchán-Price, Hospital Departamental

Cirujano general. Hospital Departamental, Pitalito, Huila, Colombia

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How to Cite

Merchán-Price, J. (2009). La eutanasia no es un acto médico. Persona Y Bioética, 12(1). Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/959

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Reflection Article

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