Abstract

HODELIN TABLADA, Ricardo. Anglo-Saxon bioethics in its 40th anniversary: the transfer to Latin America and its arrival to Cuba. MEDISAN [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.11, pp. 1674-1686. ISSN 1029-3019.

Bioethics is an Anglo Saxon origin word, used for the first time in 1971 by van Rensselaer Potter; that is why in the 40th anniversary of the emergence of this discipline, its transfer from the United States to Latin America was reviewed, making differences between moral and ethics. Professor José Alberto Mainetti`s work, pioneer in this task is highlighted, as well as the importance of different institutions, programs and federations, among others, for their commendable task on this respect. The roots of bioethics in the country are pointed out, and the formation of their different lectures, the publications on the topic and the support given by organizations such as "José Martí" Cultural Society are analyzed. Based on his experience, the author exposes how this discipline has continued being developed in Cuba.

Keywords : bioethics; deontology; ethics; moral; brain death; Potter.

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