Derechos del paciente y eutanasia en Chile

Abstract

This essay review, first of all, some of the moral dilemmas usually associated to the new possibilities of dying that have arisen through the development of the medical technique in the last few years. There are important ethical issues related with the possibility of delaying artificially the death. That is true for those who wish to continue living but also for those who choose to die without the "interferences" of the medical advances. Secondly, this paper discusses some different concepts of euthanasia and the problems associated to the law project of Patient's Rights, especially in some difficult cases. © 2009 Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales.