Bérgamo, Wandercy2019-09-252019-09-252015-04-202005http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/220913"Apesar de previsto no Código de Ética Médica e pela Associação Americana de Hospitais, o direito à verdade ao doente tem sido ainda uma grande dificuldade para a classe médica. Nesse artigo, o autor resume os principais pontos de discussão e procura sintetizar os critérios éticos a serem adotados pelos profissionais de saúde" ["The patient’s right to the truth, which is foreseen in the Code of Medical Ethics and in the American Association of Hospitals, has still been a great difficulty for the medical class. In that article, the author summarizes its main discussion points and it tries to synthesize the ethical criteria to be adopted by the professionals of health"]porWith permission of the license/copyright holderBioethics and deathDignity and deathTerminal patientPatient’s rightsPolitical ethicsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsBioethicsHealth ethicsCommunity ethicsArticle