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This article analyzes moral issues involving professional ethics in Brazil and provides appropriate up-to-date references to Brazil's Code of Deontology (1984), Code of Medical Ethics (1988), and civil and criminal codes. The analysis considers various trends that have emerged as a result of recent medical advances and discusses bioethical issues in the areas of family planning, abortion, medical research on human subjects, euthanasia, transplants, and professional confidentiality
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Bioética , Ética Médica , Confidencialidade/legislação & jurisprudência , Eutanásia , Doadores de Tecidos , Transplante , BrasilRESUMO
Nineteen speakers at the International Conference on Supportive Care - More than Medicine, which was cosponsored by WHO and held in Chàteau Montebello, Quebeck, Canada, 18-21 July 1988, presented short introductory lectures and led the Ethics Working Group's discussions on the following ethical issues relating to cancer research and the treatment of cancer patients: telling the truth; allowing to die and practice of euthanasia; clinical research; and limited resources leading to hard choices. This article presents the discussions and recommendations of this Working Group(AU)
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Neoplasias/terapia , Ética Médica , Eutanásia , Pesquisa , Direito a Morrer , Revelação da VerdadeRESUMO
Nineteen speakers at the International Conference on Supportive Care - More than Medicine, which was cosponsored by WHO and held in Chàteau Montebello, Quebeck, Canada, 18-21 July 1988, presented short introductory lectures and led the Ethics Working Group's discussions on the following ethical issues relating to cancer research and the treatment of cancer patients: telling the truth; allowing to die and practice of euthanasia; clinical research; and limited resources leading to hard choices. This article presents the discussions and recommendations of this Working Group(AU)
