La ley 26.396: problemas prácticos y vulneración de derechos

Abstract

In this paper, the national law 26.396, which declares the national interest in the prevention and control of eating disorders, will be critically analyzed. Despite the progress that this implies, it is necessary to adjust its implementation, since observing the factual reality, it is found that the vast majority of people affected by this disease, is outside the health system because it cannot afford the costs of comprehensive and effective treatment, even though the law obliges prepaid medicine and social work companies to cover such practices.

From a human point of view, it is inconceivable that the desire for profit should turn a deaf ear to a harsh reality that afflicts us as a society. Moreover, this is not considered from a legal point of view, given that many national and international regulations proclaim the inalienable right of every human being to have access to the health system, to have his health taken care of, and above all, to be treated with dignity and equality.