title: [Euthanasia in Chile].
abstract: Euthanasia is a complex medical procedure. Even though end of life decisions are common situations in health practice, there is a lack of consensus about their terminology. In this manuscript, the main concepts about this issue are defined and delimited; including active and passive euthanasia and limitation of therapeutic effort. Then, a revision is made about the international experience on euthanasia, to then go through the Chiles history in euthanasia and the populations opinion. In Chile, euthanasia is an act that has been removed from the social dialogue and legislation. In order to have an open discussion in our population about the issue, the debate has to be opened to the citizens, accompanied by clear medical information about the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Víctor Hugo
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Carrasco M
authors.affiliation: Sección de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crispi
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D028601:Euthanasia, Active / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011639:Public Opinion