Saramago’s Death with Interruptions: A Path to Reconsider Essential Dilemmas Linked to Health Law

<p>What would happen if somewhere people would stop dying? In Saramago&rsquo;s Death with interruptions, after the initial joy associated to the possibility of eternal life, anxiety and conflict invade the community. The end of death not only shakes Philosophy and Religion foundations, but...

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Main Author: Sandra Mabel Wierzba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2014-12-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Law
Online Access:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2520437
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Summary:<p>What would happen if somewhere people would stop dying? In Saramago&rsquo;s Death with interruptions, after the initial joy associated to the possibility of eternal life, anxiety and conflict invade the community. The end of death not only shakes Philosophy and Religion foundations, but it impacts on various legal institutions as well.</p> <p>In this paper, we consider the notion of Justice from the Right to Health perspective. In particular, we analyse the concept of &ldquo;euthanasia" and the current role of insurance from the private law viewpoint, taking into account its &ldquo;constitutionalization" process. We remark the wisdom of the parable built by the author because of the simplicity, sharpness and versatility when addressing dilemmas that Law cannot fully solve.</p> <hr /><p>&iquest;Qu&eacute; ocurrir&iacute;a si en alg&uacute;n lugar la gente dejara de morir? En Las intermitencias de la muerte de Saramago, tras la alegr&iacute;a inicial por la posibilidad de la vida eterna, la ansiedad y el conflicto predominan en la comunidad. El final de la muerte no s&oacute;lo sacude los cimientos de la Filosof&iacute;a y Religi&oacute;n, pero tambi&eacute;n afecta a diversas instituciones jur&iacute;dicas.</p> <p>En este art&iacute;culo se considera el concepto de Justicia desde la perspectiva de derecho a la salud. En particular, se analiza el concepto de &ldquo;eutanasia&rdquo; y el papel actual de los seguros desde el punto de vista del derecho privado, teniendo en cuenta su proceso de &ldquo;constitucionalizaci&oacute;n&rdquo;. Se destaca la sensatez de la par&aacute;bola construida por el autor por su simplicidad, nitidez y versatilidad al abordar los dilemas que la Ley no puede resolver completamente.</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2520437" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2520437 </a></p>
ISSN:2079-5971