The Limits of Existential Autonomy and the Fundamental Law Duties of Preserving Inconscious People Lives

In the face of factual, conceptual and scientific uncertainties surrounding the finitude of life, and assuming the search for the ideal of a dignified, natural and proper death without prepayments or undue extensions, this research has the scope to investigate the reasonableness of the parameters th...

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Main Authors: Ana Stela Vieira Mendes Câmara, Gabrielle Bezerra Sales
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-12-01
Series:Revista de Biodireito e Direito dos Animais
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Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistarbda/article/view/1429
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Summary:In the face of factual, conceptual and scientific uncertainties surrounding the finitude of life, and assuming the search for the ideal of a dignified, natural and proper death without prepayments or undue extensions, this research has the scope to investigate the reasonableness of the parameters that establish limitations on existential autonomy, due to the preservation of life of unconscious people. Identifies, based on heteronomous component of human dignity, the existence of a bundle of basic legal duties of protection of these individuals whose ownership rests with the family and the state. The methodology is qualitative, interdisciplinary bibliographic and documentary, in which it is used hypothetical-deductive approach.
ISSN:2525-9695
2525-9695