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Revista de Bioética y Derecho
On-line version ISSN 1886-5887
Abstract
VIEIRA BOMTEMPO, Tiago. Advance directives: a tool that will ensure a die with dignity1. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2012, n.26, pp.22-30. ISSN 1886-5887. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1886-58872012000300004.
This research was conducted a brief study of the advance directives instrument that can ensure the wishes of terminally ill patients to die with dignity. To that end, we treated the concept and origin of the advance directives, the situations in which this document may be used, as well as analysis project of the bill n.524/2009, which proposes to legalize advance directives.
Keywords : advance directives; orthothanasia; worthy death; doctor-patient relationship.