Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción

The use of levonorgestrel for emergency post coital contraception after rape, has raised strong and recurring discussions during 2004 and 2005 in Chile. The debate has been centered in its presumed post fertilization or anti implantation effect, that some consider an abortive action. There are no sc...

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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720050007000132014-08-12Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción Contraceptives, postcoital Ethics, medical Levonorgestrel The use of levonorgestrel for emergency post coital contraception after rape, has raised strong and recurring discussions during 2004 and 2005 in Chile. The debate has been centered in its presumed post fertilization or anti implantation effect, that some consider an abortive action. There are no scientific evidences supporting this effect, with divergences about the ontological status of the embryo. Therefore, the use of levonorgestrel implies bioethical decisions that, in a democratic and pluralistic society, should be solved considering individual and collective responsibilities, conditions of equity and the informed autonomy of the affected women. Their moral values and their capacity to assume the consequences of an assault on their dignity, honor and self-esteem, in addition to physical and mental injuries, should also be consideredinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.133 n.7 20052005-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000700013es10.4067/S0034-98872005000700013
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Contraceptives, postcoital
Ethics, medical
Levonorgestrel
spellingShingle Contraceptives, postcoital
Ethics, medical
Levonorgestrel
Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
description The use of levonorgestrel for emergency post coital contraception after rape, has raised strong and recurring discussions during 2004 and 2005 in Chile. The debate has been centered in its presumed post fertilization or anti implantation effect, that some consider an abortive action. There are no scientific evidences supporting this effect, with divergences about the ontological status of the embryo. Therefore, the use of levonorgestrel implies bioethical decisions that, in a democratic and pluralistic society, should be solved considering individual and collective responsibilities, conditions of equity and the informed autonomy of the affected women. Their moral values and their capacity to assume the consequences of an assault on their dignity, honor and self-esteem, in addition to physical and mental injuries, should also be considered
title Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
title_short Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
title_full Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
title_fullStr Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
title_full_unstemmed Levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
title_sort levonorgestrel aspectos bioéticos implicadosen su indicación y proscripción
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2005
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000700013
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