Bioethics: a debate between the duty to live and the right to die
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Abstract
Starting from a critical exploration of extreme theories supporting a right to die and an unconditional duty to live, this article investigates a set of shared bioethical orientations in the context of determinations of the appropriateness/inappropriateness of treatment undertaken within the doctor/patient relationship, and the importance of palliative care. The goal pursued is to devise a possible reference framework for regulating the doctor/patient relationship at the end of human life.
Keywords
- Futile Medical Care
- Euthanasia
- Disproportionate/Proportionate Treatments
- Palliative Care
- Humanization of Death
