Social and legal problems of discrimination by age in the medical field

Problemas sociales y jurídicos de la discriminación por edad en el ámbito médico

Palabras clave: discriminación en el ámbito médico, personal médico, pacientes, vacunas, COVID-19

Resumen

El artículo pretende analizar los aspectos médicos y jurídicos de la igualdad humana. La discriminación en el ámbito médico afecta tanto al personal médico como a los pacientes. Los autores han utilizado el método de comparación de la normativa legal de varios Estados, el método sistemático, que permitió conciliar los enfoques: médico y jurídico y el método sinérgico como método de desarrollo de una sociedad moderna en vías de globalización. Se ha comprobado que la política típica del agismo incluye la exigencia de examinar a los médicos de edad avanzada en cuanto a su competencia o habilidades sin razones objetivas y fundamentadas. Todo permite concluir que, la discriminación de los pacientes de edad avanzada se manifiesta en el trato con menos respeto y cortesía y en la prestación de un peor nivel de servicios en las instituciones médicas. La discriminación de los pacientes gediátricos se produce por su falta de oportunidad legal de expresar su opinión sobre el consentimiento o la negativa voluntaria a recibir tratamiento, incluidas las vacunas.

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Biografía del autor/a

Nataliia Gren, Lviv District Administrative Court, Lviv, Ukraine.

PhD, Judge, Lviv District Administrative Court 79018, 2 Cholovskyi Str., Lviv, Ukraine.

Olena Hutsuliak, International and Criminal Law Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Constitutional, International and Criminal Law Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University 21021, 21 600-richya Str., Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Ruslana Dostdar, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

PhD, Associate Professor, The Department of Maritime and Commercial Law, Faculty of Maritime Law, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, 9 Heroiv Ukrainy Ave., Mykolaiv, 54025, Ukraine.

Ivan Peresh, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.

PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law Uzhhorod National University Head of department (Theory and History of State and Law), 26, Kapitulna, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, 88000.

Vadym Roshkanyuk, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine.

PhD, Head of the Department of Commercial Law Uzhhorod National University, 26, Kapitulna, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, 88000.

 

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2022-10-18
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Gren, N., Hutsuliak, O., Dostdar, R., Peresh, I., & Roshkanyuk, V. (2022). Social and legal problems of discrimination by age in the medical field: Problemas sociales y jurídicos de la discriminación por edad en el ámbito médico. Cuestiones Políticas, 40(74), 704-721. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.39
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