Interface Between Empathy in Healthcare and the Patient’s Rights

Authors

  • Aline Albuquerque Universidad de Brasilia (Brasil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61243/calamo.15.119

Keywords:

Empathy, Patient, Rights, Bioethics

Abstract

Research, aims to develop theoretical contributions that support the interconnections between empathy in healthcare and the rights of patients, understood as the rights that all people have when they are under healthcare. It is known that, in view of the historical medical paternalism and the removal of the patient from the care centre, a patient law is not easy to implement. Therefore, I conclude that the movement around empathy is an ally in the fulfilment of patients’ rights, as both share basic premises, such as the essentiality of social interactions and the perception of the other as a person with unique value, that gives rise to moral commands of respect and dignified treatment.

Author Biography

Aline Albuquerque, Universidad de Brasilia (Brasil)

Investigadora visitante en el Instituto Bonavero de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Oxford. Tiene un posdoctorado por la Universidad de Essex. Es: profesora de Bioética en la Universidad de Brasilia, Abogada de la Unión, directora del Instituto Brasilero de Derecho del Paciente, coordinadora general del Observatorio de Derechos de los Pacientes del Programa de posgrado en Bioética de la UnB.

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Published

2021-07-01

How to Cite

Albuquerque, A. (2021). Interface Between Empathy in Healthcare and the Patient’s Rights. Cálamo, Journal of Legal Studies, (15), 8–22. https://doi.org/10.61243/calamo.15.119

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