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The Theory of Euthanasia (Autonomous and Active Euthanasia) In Quranic Perspective
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2013 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Anthropological beliefs are one of the basic issues in contemporary thoughts, and mercyful killing (euthanasia) is a basic issue in bioethics. After defining ‘euthanasia’, the present research tries to investigate this theory in
B. Yadollahpour
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Medical students’ and residents’ views on euthanasia
BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 Background Doctors are increasingly faced with end-of-life decisions. Little is known about how medical students approach euthanasia. The objective of this study was to evaluate, among medical students and residents, the view on euthanasia and its ...
Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis +5 more
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Euthanasia and faith-based aged-care organisations: The right not to kill?
Church, Communication and Culture, 2023 In this paper we focus on an important specific issue which has not received serious attention in the scholarly literature on euthanasia, namely, that of the coercive imposition (by way of sanction-backed regulations) of the practice of voluntary active ...
Seumas Miller, Virginia Miller
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Perspectives and attitudes of South African medical professionals towards active euthanasia
South African Family PracticeBackground: Active euthanasia is a controversial subject both globally and in South Africa. Recent legal cases have kept this topic in the public discourse. Yet, there remains a dearth of quality local research on this issue.
Willem-Johan Steyn, Mukinay C. Bondo
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Why letting die instead of killing? Choosing active euthanasia on moral grounds [PDF]
, 2018 Ever since the debate concerning euthanasia was ignited, the distinction between active and passive euthanasia – or, letting die and killing – has been marked as one of its key issues.
Protopapadakis, Evangelos
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BMC Medical Ethics, 2020 Background Euthanasia can be thought of as being either active or passive; but the precise definition of “passive euthanasia” is not always clear. Though all passive euthanasia involves the withholding of life-sustaining treatment, there would appear to ...
Iain Brassington
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BMC Psychiatry, 2020 Background Although the Belgian assessment pathway for legal euthanasia requires the engagement of at least one psychiatrist, little is known about psychiatrists’ attitudes towards euthanasia for adults with psychiatric conditions (APC).
Monica Verhofstadt +7 more
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Voluntary Active Euthanasia: The Debate [PDF]
, 2011 Voluntary active euthanasia refers to a clearly competent patient making a voluntary and persistent request for aid in dying (Brock 1999; Ogubanjo & Knapp van Bogaert 2008). In this case, the individual or a person acting on that individual’s behalf (physician or lay person, depending on the law of the country) takes active steps to hasten death ...
Louis-Jacques van Bogaert
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South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2015 The recent case of Stransham-Ford v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others held that voluntary active euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide may be legally justified in certain circumstances.
David McQuoid-Mason
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Attitudes Toward Active Voluntary Euthanasia Among Community-Dwelling Older Subjects
SAGE Open, 2018 The major extension of late-life expectancy has increased the significance of end-of-life issues, particularly among elderly people, considering both the role of medical practices in shaping and defining dying trajectories and the differences in national
Stefano Poli
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