“La prima cosa bella”: uno sguardo alle cure palliative

The encounter of bioethics, law and cinema offers the opportunity to turn a new regard toward biomedical issues. Among these issues, palliative care is a subject that appears through recent publications of laws on this field. The theme of the end of life is challenged between screen and reality. As...

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Main Author: Cristiane Avancini
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universidad de Barcelona 2011-06-01
Series:Revista de Bioética y Derecho
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Online Access:http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/RBD/article/view/7667
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Summary:The encounter of bioethics, law and cinema offers the opportunity to turn a new regard toward biomedical issues. Among these issues, palliative care is a subject that appears through recent publications of laws on this field. The theme of the end of life is challenged between screen and reality. As a point of reference for this brief discussion, the Italian film La prima cosa bella gives a delicate and sensitive look at human relationships involving assistance to terminally ill patients and healthcare structure directed to their support.
ISSN:2545-6385
1886-5887