2012, Number 1
Enf Neurol (Mex) 2012; 11 (1)
Reflections on the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico
Trejo MF
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 47-52
PDF size: 64.36 Kb.
ABSTRACT
About five years ago, was approved by the Representatives Assembly of the Federal District, the legalization of abortion in D. F. This situation does reflect on the moral and ethical representatives who chose to have safeguarded our interests in the House of Representatives, because who asked if we agreed with the amendment of the penal code? How to influence nursing practice this new law requiring nurses to participate in acts contrary to their beliefs and principles? What happened to respect the right of conscientious objection by health professionals? This are questions that remain to be resolved. What if you need to do is analyze the situation from the standpoint of legal ethics, and carries implications for professional practice. This paper will make a beginning of reflection on the ethical and moral question that must be nurses when they touch face a situation such as being treated, and it will be a summary of the laws, both national and international protect the unborn and that were overlooked in order to pass the decree decriminalizing abortion in Mexico City.REFERENCES