BIOETHICS IN INDONESIA

Gunawan Aineka
1Bachelor of Law, Master Candidate of Healthlaw, Universitas Gadjah Mada, INDONESIA, aineka.gunawan@yahoo.com

Abstract

Bioethics in Indonesia has a distinctive feature of eastern even more specific to have special features of Indonesia. The development of bioethics in America and Europe is characterized by attention to the individual as the impact of technological advances especially medical technology. Individual rights and human rights are the basic references that are central to bioethics studies. While the hallmark of eastern society is communal society, especially Indonesia. The Indonesian state is formed based on the social concept refers to the values ??of the living culture in society. Consequently, the concept of a self-ruled individual right to himself including the right to die in the case of euthanasia is unacceptable according to cultural and religious beliefs in Indonesia. Families and communities play an important role in decision-making for both individuals and groups, including in the case of euthanasia, artificial reproductive technology, surrogacy and other forms of bioethics issues. This paper discusses how the state of Indonesia plays its role in dealing with issues related to bioethics. The current issue of bioethics is not just about a single country issue. Advances in technology and international relations open opportunities between countries to conduct research cooperation, information exchange and medical technology tool transactions in an effort to advance their respective countries. Technology knows no boundaries; technological success in a country will be followed by other countries if the technology has a good impact. However, the problem of the impact of technology itself cannot be generalized related to the settlement of its impacts for each country. The answer to the question of bioethics in the west is different from Indonesia. The concept of autonomy prevailing in Indonesia is not interpreted entirely as personal freedom personally; the individual is understood as a person who has a close relationship with the family and the surrounding community. The state of Indonesia is a state based on the divine, meaning that the impact of technological progress is filtered using the provisions of religious ethics and morality. Then the concept of a socialist state also influences every legal product applied. Data collection was done by documentation study, and literature study. From the result of the research, it is found that the concept of bioethics in Indonesia provides guidance, direction for Indonesian people who face dilemma in the area of ??bioethics.Abstract text must be in one column and Arial font, 10 point, normal, justified alignment with single-spaced interline spacing.

Keywords: Bioethics, Consept, Indonesia.