Palliative care regulation and assisted death

Palliative care regulation and assisted death

This article analyzes the Mexican regulation on palliative care and its relationship with the public debate on assisted death or suicide. This paper focuses on the rights that people with incurable diseases have, given the current contents of the General Health Statute and other applicable rules. It...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gaceta médica de México 2015-01, Vol.151 (1), p.119-130
Hauptverfasser: Cossío-Díaz, José Ramón, Franco González-Salas, José Fernando, Kershenobich-Stalnikowitz, David, Goslinga-Remírez, Lorena, Montes de Oca-Arboleya, Rodrigo, Torres-Morán, Laura Estela, Calderón-Vidal, Mariana
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Humans
Mexico
Palliative Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Rights - legislation & jurisprudence
Right to Die - legislation & jurisprudence
Suicide, Assisted - legislation & jurisprudence
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Zusammenfassung:This article analyzes the Mexican regulation on palliative care and its relationship with the public debate on assisted death or suicide. This paper focuses on the rights that people with incurable diseases have, given the current contents of the General Health Statute and other applicable rules. Its main purpose is to activate the public debate on these matters.
ISSN:0016-3813