title: [Does the right to die with dignity exist?].
abstract: Death is one of the few certainties in human beings. This reality generates uneasiness regarding how death will occur especially in circumstances of loneliness or suffering which can become agony. In this report, the author first analyzes the existence of the right to die with dignity as a human right which takes on the nature of being a subjective right. In continuation, the author describes the existing problematic in the application of this right to die in relationship to the so-called double effect mechanism and euthanasia. The author concludes this article by proposing previous instructions or anticipated desires as ideal measures to make the right to die with dignity valid.
authors.affiliation: Salud Escuela de Enfermería y Fisioterapia de la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. rafael.toro@uah.es
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toro Flores
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012297:Right to Die