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<journal-id>1886-5887</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Bioética y Derecho]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Bioética y Derecho]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1886-5887</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Observatori de Bioètica i Dret - Cátedra UNESCO de Bioética]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1886-58872020000200002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Una propuesta conceptual del criterio del mejor interés]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A conceptual proposal of the best interest criterion]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="ca"><![CDATA[Una proposta conceptual del criteri de millor interès]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Pozón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Robles del Olmo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bernabé]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universitat de Barcelona  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
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<aff id="A1a">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universitat de Vic  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu Servicio de Neurología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
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<aff id="A2a">
<institution><![CDATA[,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu Comité de Ética Asistencial ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
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<aff id="A2b">
<institution><![CDATA[,Comité de Bioética de Cataluña Comisión Permanente ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>49</numero>
<fpage>7</fpage>
<lpage>23</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1886-58872020000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1886-58872020000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1886-58872020000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El objetivo de este artículo es definir y clarificar el criterio del mejor interés (CMI) como un principio ético para la toma de decisiones por representación. En primer lugar, se exponen algunas propuestas conceptuales como la de Kopelman y Buchanan y Brock. En segundo lugar, analizamos algunas críticas que se han hecho al CMI. Por último, este trabajo responde algunas críticas y hace una propuesta integradora.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The aim of this paper defines and clarifies the best interest criterion (BIC) as an ethical principle to substitute decision-making. First, this work exposes some conceptual proposals such as Kopelman and Buchanan and Brock. Second, the authors analyze some criticisms that have been made to BIC. Third, we want to respond such critics and we do a conciliatory proposal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="ca"><p><![CDATA[Resum L'objectiu d'aquest article és definir i clarificar el criteri del millor interès (CMI) com un principi ètic per a la presa de decisions per representació. En primer lloc, s'exposen algunes propostes conceptuals com la de Kopelman i Buchanan i Brock. En segon lloc, analitzem algunes crítiques que s'han fet al CMI. Finalment, aquest treball dóna resposta a algunes crítiques i fa una proposta integradora.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[criterio del mejor interés]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[decisión por representación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[principialismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bioética]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[derecho]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[best interest criterion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[substitute decision-making]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[principialism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bioethics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[law]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="ca"><![CDATA[criteri millor interès]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="ca"><![CDATA[decisió per representació]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="ca"><![CDATA[principialisme]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="ca"><![CDATA[bioètica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="ca"><![CDATA[dret]]></kwd>
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