Abstract

FARIAS, Gisela. Muerte voluntaria y etica. Trivium [online]. 2012, vol.4, n.1, pp. 35-47. ISSN 2176-4891.

This article focuses on analyzing those situations in which a person, who suffers from a disease thatis fatal in the short term and that no longer offers curative treatment - requests for assistance top utend to his own life. The subjective aspects of such a suicidal act are addressed and conceptualizesthe notion of ethical suicide as opposed to suicide, which is a result of a pathology. Legal aspectslinked to the matter are also explored.

Keywords : ethical suicide; euthanasia; subjectivity; palliative care; legality.

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