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Is there a place for voluntary active euthanasia in modern-day medicine? [PDF]

South African Family Practice, 2013
This article discusses various ethical and legal concepts regarding euthanasia and includes notions such as physicianassisted suicide, assisted suicide, voluntary active euthanasia, killing versus letting die, indirect euthanasia and terminal sedation ...
G.A. Ogunbanjo, D. Knapp van Bogaert
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The Irrevocability of Capital Punishment and Active Voluntary Euthanasia 1 [PDF]

Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2020
One argument often made against capital punishment is that it would involve the risk of killing innocent people and that such a mistake cannot be corrected in ways that other punishments can. I call this the ‘ Irrevocability Argument ’ . In this article,
Saranga Sudarshan
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StranshamFord v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others: Can active voluntary euthanasia and doctorassisted suicide be legally justified and are they consistent with the biomedical ethical principles Some suggested guidelines for doct

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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Voluntary active euthanasia: Is there a place for it in modern day medicine?

South African Family Practice, 2008
This article discusses various ethical and legal concepts regarding euthanasia and includes concepts like physician assisted suicide, assisted suicide, voluntary active euthanasia, killing vs. letting die, indirect euthanasia and terminal sedation.
Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo, Donna Knapp van Bogaert   +1 more
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Human dignity and the future of the voluntary active euthanasia debate in South Africa. [PDF]

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 2017
The issue of voluntary active euthanasia was thrust into the public policy arena by the Stransham-Ford lawsuit. The High Court legalised voluntary active euthanasia - however, ostensibly only in the specific case of Mr Stransham-Ford.
D. Jordaan
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Attitudes of undergraduate medical students towards end-of-life decisions: a systematic review of influencing factors [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Medical end-of-life decisions, including voluntary active euthanasia (lethal injection), (physician-)assisted dying (prescribing lethal substances), passive euthanasia (refraining from or ceasing life-sustaining treatments), palliative ...
Julia S. Grundnig, Marlen A. Roehe, Carmen Trost, Anahit Anvari-Pirsch, Anita Holzinger   +4 more
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Disparity in attitudes regarding assisted dying among physicians and the general public in Japan [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Recently, an increasing number of countries have been allowing voluntary active euthanasia (VAE) and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) as part of palliative care.
Yoshiyuki Takimoto, Tadanori Nabeshima
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Hospice nurses' attitudes on active voluntary euthanasia [PDF]

, 1995
OF THE THESIS HOSPICE NURSES' ATTITUDES ON ACTIVE VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA by Belinda Arjona Godfrey Florida International University, 1995 Dean Linda Simunek, Major Professor Active voluntary euthanasia is one of the most controversial issues in the nursing
B. Godfrey
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The legislation of active voluntary euthanasia in Australia: will the slippery slope prove fatal?

Journal of Medical Ethics, 1996
At 2.00 am on the morning of May 24, 1995 the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Australia passed the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act by the narrow margin of 15 votes to 10. The act permits a terminally ill patient of sound mind and over the age of
I. Kerridge, Kenneth R Mitchell
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