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Survey of doctors' opinions of the legalisation of physician assisted suicide
BMC Medical Ethics, 2009 Background Assisted dying has wide support among the general population but there is evidence that those providing care for the dying may be less supportive. Senior doctors would be involved in implementing the proposed change in the law.
Rayner Lauren +3 more
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, 2021 This book explores current human rights controversies arising in UK law, in the light of the way such matters have been dealt with in Canada.
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Anticipated impacts of voluntary assisted dying legislation on nursing practice [PDF]
, 2022 Background: The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 passed into law in Victoria, Australia, on the 29 November 2017. Internationally, nurses have been shown to be intimately involved in patient care throughout the voluntary assisted dying process. However,
Ko, Danielle N. +3 more
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Too much safety? Safeguards and equal access in the context of voluntary assisted dying legislation
BMC Medical Ethics, 2020 Background In June 2019, the Australian state of Victoria joined the growing number of jurisdictions around the world to have legalised some form of voluntary assisted dying.
Rosalind McDougall, Bridget Pratt
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A role for doctors in assisted dying? An analysis of legal regulations and medical professional positions in six European countries [PDF]
, 2008 An extensive debate about assisted suicide and euthanasia has been taking place in westernized countries during the last twenty years. Traditionally, the medical profession has maintained a clear distance from euthanasia and assisted suicide, but this ...
Bosshard, G. +5 more
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British Journal of General Practice, 2020 It is extraordinary that the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has chosen to continue to oppose a change in the law to enable assisted dying when the majority (51%) …
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Declarations on euthanasia and assisted dying [PDF]
Death Studies, 2017 Declarations on end-of-life issues are advocacy interventions that seek to influence policy, raise awareness and call others to action. Despite increasing prominence, they have attracted little attention from researchers. This study tracks the emergence, content, and purpose of declarations concerned with assisted dying and euthanasia, in the global ...
Inbadas, Hamilton +3 more
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Wellcome Open Research, 2020 Background: Legally practiced assisted dying is an ethically complex area in need of empirical and conceptual work. International research suggests that providing assisted dying may be experienced as rewarding and meaningful but also emotionally and ...
Gitte Koksvik
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Do religious justifications distort policy debates? Some empirics on the case for public reason [PDF]
, 2020 Scholars engaged in debates about the use of public reason often view religious arguments as being out of bounds. Yet the real-world impact of religious discourse remains under-explored.
Djupe, Paul A., Kettell, Steven
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Research priorities relating to the debate on assisted dying: what do we still need to know? : Results of a modified Delphi technique [PDF]
, 2016 Objective To identify the main areas of uncertainty and subsequent research priorities to inform the ongoing debate around assisted dying. Design Two-round electronic modified Delphi consultation with experts and interested bodies.
Booth, Alison Margaret +3 more
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