Moral conflicts at the end of life: Practical methodologies for resolving bioethical dilemmas

Conflictos morales del final de la vida: Metodologías prácticas para resolver dilemas bioéticos

Conflict and harmony are opposing yet interrelated states. They are inherent to the behavior of personal and social relationships and crucial for human growth and development. Conflict implies divergent positions or disagreement regarding something. At the same time, harmony is a state of convergence and balance, of understanding, which is aspired to and achieved when the parties are willing to resolve their differences.

From states of harmony, actions are derived that seek the most significant benefit for all parties. Bioethical dilemmas arise when there are two different ways of thinking about a case, both equally valid, but a single approach is necessary.

The values of each one come into conflict, and these, in turn, are tied to the norms. The right versus the good, personal interest versus the collective, etc.  There are ways to approach conflicts to achieve harmony, and this article aims to present some bioethical methodologies for resolving them.