Biology:Dignified death
Dignified death, death with dignity, dying with dignity or dignity in dying is an ethical concept aimed at avoiding suffering and maintaining control and autonomy in the end-of-life process.[1] In general, it is usually treated as an extension of the concept of dignified life, in which people retain their dignity and freedom until the end of their life.[2]
Although a dignified death can be natural and occur without any type of assistance,[2] the concept is frequently associated with the right to die,[3] as well as with the defense of the legalization of practices such as voluntary euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, terminal sedation or the refusal of medical assistance.[4] According to its defenders, the possibility of these types of practices would be what would guarantee a dignified death, keeping free decisions until the last moment and avoiding unnecessary agony.[2][5]
See also
- Assisted dying
- Death with dignity (disambiguation)
- Right to die
- Dignity in Dying, UK organisation
References
- ↑ Maglio, Ignacio; Wierzba, Sandra M.; Belli, Laura Florencia; Somers, María Eugenia (2016). "El derecho en los finales de la vida y el concepto de muerte digna". Apuntes de Bioética. https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/handle/11336/39776.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "¿Qué es muerte digna?". https://dmd.org.co/que-es-muerte-digna/.
- ↑ Villanueva Mendoza, Armando (2020). "La muerte digna como un derecho humano emergente". Revista DyCS Victoria 2: 16–27. doi:10.29059/rdycsv.v2i1.46. https://dycsvictoria.uat.edu.mx/index.php/dycsv/article/view/46.
- ↑ Simón Lorda, Pablo; Barrio Cantalejo, Inés María; Alarcos Martínez, Francisco J.; Barbero Gutiérrez, Javier; Couceiro, Azucena; Hernando Robles, Pablo (2008). "Ética y muerte digna: propuesta de consenso sobre un uso correcto de las palabras". Revista de Calidad Asistencial 23 (6): 271–285. doi:10.1016/S1134-282X(08)75035-8. PMID 23040274. https://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-revista-calidad-asistencial-256-articulo-etica-muerte-digna-propuesta-consenso-13128649.
- ↑ "Derecho a Morir Dignamente". https://derechoamorir.org/.
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