Ethical dilemmas on the right of access to palliative care in the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Marcela Tavares de Souza Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Adailson Silva Moreira Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Tatiana Carvalho Reis Martins Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Elton Fogaça da Costa Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2022.55.36164

Abstract

The review of the topic aims to list some ethical dilemmas, involving equity, related to the right of access to Palliative Care (PC) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a theoretical reflection, using the Accountability for Reasonableness approach, by Norman Daniels, as a reference. The ethical dilemmas raised in the allocation of scarce resources to PC patients involved the right to access artificial respirators, dialysis treatment, pain relief medications, psychosocial treatment and access to places for the exercise of spirituality. It is essential to discuss the dilemmas pointed out so that the deliberation process in the allocation of health resources is carried out in an equitable manner, as directed by the principle of equity, which can use bioethical references to give greater transparency to decisions and that the population can understand them as just and justified.

Author Biographies

Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Orientadora. Doutora em Enfermagem pela Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EERP-USP). Professora Associada II da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brasil.

Adailson Silva Moreira, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Doutor em Psicologia Clínica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Professor Adjunto III da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brasil.

Tatiana Carvalho Reis Martins, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Doutora em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (UNIMONTES). Professora Adjunta A da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brasil.

Elton Fogaça da Costa, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Doutor em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brasil.

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Published

2022-06-16

How to Cite

Tavares de Souza, M., Dias Reis Pessalacia, J., Silva Moreira, A. ., Carvalho Reis Martins, T. ., & Fogaça da Costa, E. . (2022). Ethical dilemmas on the right of access to palliative care in the COVID-19 pandemic. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (55). https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2022.55.36164

Issue

2022: Núm. 55 - jul

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General section

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