Génesis y esencia de la medicina

Authors

  • Ramón Córdoba Palacio Author Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Abstract

Anthropological elements are used to affirm that love for our fellow man is the genesis and essence of medicine. The dramatic progress in medicine has been fueled by that love, even if neither the means nor the goals proposed by physicians in certain circumstances respect the intrinsic and unconditional dignity of human life. No one may intervene ethically to interrupt a human life from conception to death – through abortion or euthanasia – or to prolong human suffering (dysthanasia).

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Author Biography

Ramón Córdoba Palacio, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Médico pediatra. Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Profesor Titular de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Profesor Emérito, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Miembro de Cecolbe.

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How to Cite

Córdoba Palacio, R. (2009). Génesis y esencia de la medicina. Persona Y Bioética, 12(2). Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/963

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Reflection Article

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