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Euthanasia and stigma: is the right to a dignified death against the universal law?


Authors

  • Santiago Mora-Martínez Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander von Humboldt.
  • Laura Camila Barahona-Machado Español https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1152-8145

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24979

Keywords:

Euthanasia, human rights, bioethics , philosophy

Abstract

The word euthanasia (from the Greek "eu" (good or happy) and "thanatos" (death)) designates a procedure questioned by many social and religious groups. The people who practice it, as well as their families, are stigmatized by their detractors. Even though Colombia is one of the few countries that has regulated this practice since 2015, even allowing it in underage children, the bill has not passed the debates in Congress, and attempts to access it are frustrated by bureaucratic red tape (1). This reflection article aims to address the concept of euthanasia from philosophy, history, medicine, and jurisprudence.  

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Author Biographies

Santiago Mora-Martínez, Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander von Humboldt.

Médico.

Laura Camila Barahona-Machado, Español

Médica.

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2022-10-30 — Updated on 2022-12-20

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Mora-Martínez, S., & Barahona-Machado, L. C. (2022). Euthanasia and stigma: is the right to a dignified death against the universal law?. Revista Médica De Risaralda, 28(2). https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24979 (Original work published October 30, 2022)

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Artículo de reflexión