Abstract

MIRANDA-MONTECINOS, Alejandro; GARCIA-HUIDOBRO CORREA, Joaquín  and  CONTRERAS-AGUIRRE, Sebastián. A HUNGER STRIKE AS INTENTIONAL SUICIDE. A PROPOSED MORAL ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE CORE TRADITION Of ETHICS. pers.bioét. [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp.64-79. ISSN 0123-3122.  https://doi.org/10.5294/PEBI.2015.19.1.6.

The ethical problem of hunger strikes has accommodated competing solutions, even in the context of ethical theories that reject suicide. Some believe the honesty of the subjective goal is enough in itself to justify the hunger striker's action. Others, although they are a minority, argue a hunger strike is a reprehensible act per se, because it implies a direct attempt on the person's life or health. This paper defends the second interpretation. According to the authors, a hunger strike is a case of intentional suicide. Therefore, it is never in any way licit to perform an act of this nature.

Keywords : hunger strike; suicide; conditional intent; force-feeding.

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