Abstract

VAZQUEZ PARRA, José Carlos. THE ABUSE OF CESAREAN AND THE PRINCIPLE OF BENEFICENCE. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp.60-71. ISSN 1657-4702.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rlbi.1441.

Talk of bioethics in modern times forces us to refer to some issues daily generate controversies in the field of medicine and health. Without a doubt, one of these topics is the unnecessary, and sometimes, excessive use of cesarean section. This surgery should be reserved only for cases where vaginal childbirth is risky, and it is now seen as an alternative that takes no longer exclusively medical and reasoned, but even is an option that the patient chooses. This article aims to make an ethical approach to the practice of cesarean section, considering that while it is the duty of the doctors to respect the autonomy of their patients, it is also their duty to guide them through the benefits and risks of any their decisions. The principles of bioethics of the professional health let us make an assessment of medical practice, paying special attention to the decision to choose rationally, a cesarean section instead a vaginal delivery.

Keywords : Beneficence; cesarean; childbirth; doctor; autonomy.

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