Parliamentary debates on death with dignity in Argentina: the rights of terminal patients on the legislative agenda, 1996-2012

This article examines the regulation on terminal patients' rights in Argentina at two points in time: the first attempts to regulate end-of-life rights (1996), and the "death with dignity" law passed by the National Congress (2011-2012). Comparative analysis allows us to observe varia...

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Published in:História, ciências, saúde--Manguinhos ciências, saúde--Manguinhos, 2017-10, Vol.24 (4), p.1031-1048
Main Authors: Alonso, Juan Pedro, Villarejo, Agustina, Brage, Eugenia
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:This article examines the regulation on terminal patients' rights in Argentina at two points in time: the first attempts to regulate end-of-life rights (1996), and the "death with dignity" law passed by the National Congress (2011-2012). Comparative analysis allows us to observe variations among the individuals and situations included in the legislation, as well as in the conceptualization of autonomy and the interventions that is considered lawful refuse. The political context and the differential way that "death with dignity" entered the legislative agenda in each period determined the public's construction of the problem and thus the extent and result of the debates.
ISSN:1678-4758
DOI:10.1590/S0104-59702017000500010