Citation

Sturza JM, Tonel R. Rev. Thesis Juris 2019; 8(2): 227-243.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Universidade Nove de Julho)

DOI

10.5585/rtj.v8i2.13706

PMID

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Abstract

The phenomenon of suicide, an intentional act of killing oneself, has manifested itself in contemporaneity as the agenda for debates about the promotion and protection of the fundamental human right to health. This article aims to encourage the socio-juridical perception on this phenomenon - while a risk to the preservation of human life, represented through the conjuncture between life and death. Through a bibliographical study, using the hypothetical deductive method, it's been verified as essential, initiatives that communicate strategic public policies in the fields of public health, biolaw and human rights, aiming to protect life and the human species itself.

Language: en