New legislation on palliative care and pain in Mexico.
International policy initiatives have called for recognition of pain management and palliative care as basic humans rights. This paper describes the rationale for and realization of major changes in Mexican health law to help assure availability of such services to the citizenry of that nation. The necessity for appropriate symptom control and safeguards against inappropriate initiation or cessation of care are defined.
Bistre
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Education Department, American British Cowdray Medical Center and The University of the Valley of México, México City, México. bistresara@hotmail.com
D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008800:Mexico; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence