Distorções acerca do testamento vital no Brasil (ou o porquê é necessário falar sobre uma declaração prévia de vontade do paciente terminal)

Bibliographic Data

ID7369723
AuthorsLuciana Dadalto (0000-0001-5449-6855, Universitat de Barcelona, corresponding author)
Year2013
Issue28
Pages61-71
Publication date2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Bioética y Derecho (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1886-5887 • E-ISSN: 1886-5887
PublisherEdicions de la Universitat de Barcelona (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4321/s1886-58872013000200006
OpenAlexW2120706416
SCIELO_PIDS1886-58872013000200006
LanguagePT
Citations received20

This article aims to analyze the panorama of the Brazilian discussion concerning to the living will, focusing at the controversial issues, and the very often divergent views about the subject.First, it focuses at the question of terminality, demonstrating why it has to rename the institute for prior declaration of will of the terminal patient, and then working specifically the issues about the content of this document, the improprieties that have happened on it and, finally, to work the difference between terminality and persistent vegetative state and the implications of this difference at making the statement

Humanities · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Palliative and Oncologic Care · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Philosophy

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