Euthanasia as an option for terminally ill people in Ecuadorian legislation

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https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v9i1.3667

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Euthanasia, right to life, right to health, (UNESCO Thesaurus)

Abstract

The general objective of the research was to legally analyze euthanasia as an option for terminally ill people in Ecuadorian legislation. The present research used the quantitative method which produces descriptive data, originating from data collection. Supported by the documentary-bibliographic review. In addition, the inductive-deductive method was used. The analytical-synthetic method was also used. The technique used to collect information was the survey, through the application of a questionnaire to a sample of 22 judicial unit officials. It is concluded that Ecuador is already prepared to put into effect and decriminalise euthanasia, since, as has been stressed on several occasions, since the creation of the constitution of Monte Cristi in 2008, Ecuador has guaranteed citizens' rights, guarantees and obligations, which means that the rights of the people have become something very primordial.

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Author Biographies

Edgar Santiago Sanmartin-Malusin, Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador

 

Edmundo Enrique Pino-Andrade, Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador

 

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Published

2024-02-01

How to Cite

Sanmartin-Malusin, E. S., & Pino-Andrade, E. E. (2024). Euthanasia as an option for terminally ill people in Ecuadorian legislation. IUSTITIA SOCIALIS, 9(1), 692–701. https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v9i1.3667

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De Investigación

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