title: Bioethics: implications for medical practice and deontologic and legal standards in Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics; D001938:Brazil; D003219:Confidentiality; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012945:Social Values