Reflexiones jurídicas frente al derecho de morir dignamente, que reafirman la necesidad de su reglamentación efectiva en pro su adecuada y oportuna materialización

Abstract

This essay is a continuity of the monograph called “MORIR BIEN COMO EXPRESIÓN DEL VIVIR BIEN: A PROPÓSITO DE LA EUTANASIA”, in which the need for a solid regulation regarding the debated issue of euthanasia is reaffirmed, whatever it is that a system of protection of said constitutional right is required through which its effective materialization and protection is promoted, this through legal, social, psychological and other support mechanisms that allow people who decide to induce the death of dignified form, a greater enjoyment of the right constitutionally and internationally recognized, this in respect of the autonomy of the patient, who by being in the conditions provided by the legislator can access the eutanastic practice, for the sake of ending intense suffering that undermine his personal concept of a dignified life, also well protected by constitutional supremacy that allows e the effective enjoyment of other rights. Through this essay, it is sought to give a deeper insight on what is related to the right to die with dignity, based on the study of the recent pronouncement made by the Honorable Constitutional Court through judgment T-544/2017, in which It takes up a series of considerations related to life and dignified death, thus formulating a set of protocols and guidelines that must be taken into account when making a decision regarding the situation of a patient that requires a dignified death. This is how the issue of Euthanasia in Colombia goes from being a crime model, to a social and legally accepted procedure through which people can access a dignified death, always preponderating the well-being and dignified life of each person.