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The principle of double effect and medical ethics. [PDF]
BMJ, 1986 KIE: In one of a series of articles on philosophical medical ethics, Gillon examines the Roman Catholic doctrine of double effect as it applies to discussions of the moral difference between acts and omissions in patient care. The doctrine holds that, in the context of actions that have both good and bad effects, an action that has a bad effect is ...
Gillon, Raanan
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Separation of Conjoined Twins and the Principle of Double Effect
Christian Bioethics, 2006 This article examines the relationship between the principle of double effect and justification for separation surgeries for conjoined twins. First, the principle of double effect is examined in light of its historical context. It is argued that it can only operate under an absolutist view of good and evil that is compatible with the Bible.
David Wenkel, Wenkel, David H.
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Killing and the Principle of Double Effect
Scottish Journal of Theology, 1988 When we raise the question of whether the pleasures of the human body are as valuable as those of the human mind — whether, for example, pushpin is as good as poetry — it is quite possible that people will disagree on their answers. But we would also expect most people to agree with the assertion that the death of a human being would generally be a bad
van den Beld, Antonie
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Controlled drugs and the principle of double effect
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2006 The role of district nurses in the effective management of pain in palliative care has been strengthened by recent amendments to the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2005 that allow district nurses who are independent or supplementary prescribers to prescribe and administer controlled drugs. However, the right to prescribe controlled drugs also
Griffith, Richard
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The Principle of Double Effect and Terminal Sedation
Medical Law Review, 2001 Williams, Glenys, 'The Principle of Double Effect and Terminal Sedation', Medical Law Review, 9 (2001), pp.41-53 ...
Williams, Glenys
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Analgesia, Virtue, and the Principle of Double Effect
Journal of Palliative Care, 2000 The principle of double effect is widely used to permit the administration of narcotics and sedatives with the intent to palliate dying patients, even though the administration of these drugs may cause hastening of death. In recent medical literature, this principle's validity has been severely criticized, causing health care providers to fear ...
L A, Hawryluck, W R, Harvey
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Double Meanings Will Not Save the Principle of Double Effect [PDF]
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 2014 In an article somewhat ironically entitled "Disambiguating Clinical Intentions," Lynn Jansen promotes an idea that should be bewildering to anyone familiar with the literature on the intention/foresight distinction. According to Jansen, "intention" has two commonsense meanings, one of which is equivalent to "foresight." Consequently, questions about ...
Douglas, Charles D. +2 more
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Did the Principle of Double Effect Justify the Separation?
The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 2001 Therrien, Michel
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Punk rock as popular theatre [PDF]
, 2007 Punk rock performance consciously draws on popular theatre forms like music hall and stand-up comedy, as exemplified by the occasion when Max Wall appeared with Ian Dury at the Hammersmith Odeon.
Double, Oliver
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The Business of Double-Effect: The Ethics of Bankruptcy Protection and the Principle of Double-Effect [PDF]
, 2020 After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, most legacy airlines filed for bankruptcy protection as a way to cut costs drastically, with the exception of American Airlines.
Kuo, Henry S.
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