The student successfully took and passed her degree exam, consolidating her academic training in a key discipline for decision-making in the fields of health and ethics.
On March 28, 2025, Mariana Abascal Baca successfully presented and passed her Master's degree exam in Bioethics, achieving an important milestone in her academic and professional career. Her research addressed a highly relevant issue in contemporary bioethics, contributing to the ethical analysis of autonomy and well-being in adolescent patients.
Under the title “The person at the center: a personalist reflection on the refusal of treatment in adolescents”, their study offered a vision based on personalist bioethics, highlighting the importance of recognizing the dignity of the adolescent patient and fostering a dialogue that balances the right to decide with the responsibility to protect their well-being.
Through a rigorous and well-structured approach, Abascal Baca analyzed the ethical challenges faced by both healthcare professionals and families when a minor refuses medical treatment. His work underscores the need to consider not only patient autonomy but also the legal, clinical, and moral context that frames these decisions.
The judging panel consisted of a distinguished panel of bioethics experts: Martha Patricia Hernández Valdez, Ph.D., José Marco Félix Castro, and Ph.D. Ana Bertha Liliana Castro Castillo. During the session, the candidate responded accurately and in-depth to the panel's questions and comments, demonstrating a solid grasp of the subject, as well as her capacity for ethical argumentation and analysis.
After deliberation, the jury approved Mariana Abascal Baca's exam, awarding her a Master's degree in Bioethics in recognition of her effort, dedication, and valuable contribution to the study of ethical dilemmas in the field of health.
This achievement represents a significant step in her career, opening up new opportunities for the application of her knowledge in the analysis and resolution of bioethical conflicts in diverse contexts. Her work reflects the School of Bioethics' commitment to training highly qualified professionals to address today's ethical challenges.
We congratulate Mariana Abascal Baca on this important achievement and wish her every success in her professional endeavors.
More information:
MPSS Victoria Abarzua
Facultad de Bioética
bioética@anahuac.mx
