Abstract
Three narratives shared by three individuals who are living different biographical moments, who still share the same desire, to die with dignity, free themselves and rest from a life where autonomy and control of one's own being get blurred are presented. Aiming to get the reader to approach in the most faithful way the experiences, feelings and experiences of those who tell their narratives, a structure has been designed in this reflection article where the three stories are shared initially and subsequently a brief analysis is done in the final considerations section, where the relevance of understanding the perspectives regarding dignity, autonomy and control was stated; high spotting how these perspectives can vary depending on how people see themselves at different biographical moments, the way they are seen by others, what is more how the nature of their diseases affects their lives and their identity, with reference to the ability to control physical functions in their immediate environment (1).
Rodríguez-Prat A, Monforte-Royo C, Porta-Sales J, Escribano X, Balaguer A. Patient perspectives of dignity, autonomy and control at the end of life: systematic review and meta-ethnography. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 24;11(3):e0151435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151435.
Medeiros MO, Meira M, Ribeiro Fraga F, Nascimento Sobrinho C, Santa Rosa D, Da Silva R. Conflitos bioéticos nos cuidados de fim de vida. Rev Bioet. 2020;28(1). https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-80422020281375
Haltaufderheide J, Nadolny S, Gysels M, Bausewein C, Vollmann J, Schildmann J. Outcomes of clinical ethics support near the end of life: a systematic review. Nurs Ethics. 2020 May;27(3):838-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019878840
Oregon Health Authority. Oregon death with dignity act [internet]. 2020. Disponible en: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year23.pdf

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright (c) 2022 Fritz Eduardo Gempeler Rueda, María Alejandra Montoya Rubiano