%0 Journal Article
%T LA LEY DE VOLUNTAD ANTICIPADA DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL EN MEXICO: TRASPLANTES E IDEOLOG¨ªA
%A Cant¨²-Quintanilla
%A Guillermo
%A Ubiarco
%A Viviam
%A Medeiros-Domingo
%A Mara
%A Gracida-Ju¨¢rez
%A Carmen
%A Reyes-Acevedo
%A Rafael
%A Reyes-L¨®pez
%A Alfonso
%A Alber¨²-G¨®mez
%A Josefina
%J Persona y Bio¨¦tica
%D 2012
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X the law on advance directives (lad) in m¨¦xico city regulates the will or intent of any person not to undergo unnecessarily life-prolonging treatment. article 8 of the law stipulates the donation of organs for transplant must be manifest. objective: the aim of this paper is to document knowledge of lad. materials and methods: a qualitative study was conducted using a previously validated semi-structured interview. results: in all, 278 interviews were carried out and 64% of those surveyed were unfamiliar with lad. among those who are familiar with lad (n = 100), only 43% know what it stipulates regarding organ donation. conclusion: there is an evident lack of knowledge about lad, because the public has not been duly informed.
%K legislation as topic
%K living wills
%K transplantation.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0123-31222012000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en