Decalogue of bioethical principles to harmonize the coexistence in an educational community

Abstract

The objective of this article is to describe the process developed with the community of Aquileo Parra public school, which led to the elaboration of a decalogue of bioethical principles to harmonize the relations in the community. It began exploring the aspects that most affected to this community. Then a training on bioethics was conducted and later, the inputs of all statements were systematized for the realization of this document. The investigation was divided in two parts: first, it develops a contextualization of the school immersed in a conflict and uneven social environment. Similarly, the principlism in Bioethcis and its four principles are also referenced. It is also mentioned the approach of the principle of responsibility and the deliberative method in bioethics. The second part of this article describes the instruments and their implementation. In the end, results and conclusions are presented. It is noteworthy that the greatest difficulty found was the understanding of the concept of distributive justice. Secondly, was the interpretation of the principle of non-maleficence and its causes. When acting against the will of the people, whether for their own good, they are being violated. Thirdly, compared to the coexistence it was clarified that there must be a reconciliation in this social conglomerate, which includes people, the natural environment and the physical facilities. All of this to achieve harmonization of human and environmental relations, projecting its use and care for the generations yet to come. Finally, the role of the bioethicist as mediator and the acceptance that had in this community is highlighted.

Keywords

• principlism
• coexistence
• deliberative method
• education in bioethics