Human dignity and the future of the voluntary active euthanasia debate in South Africa
South African Medical Journal, 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. The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the High Court judgment on technical grounds, not on the merits. This means that
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Christian views of euthanasia: a comparison of Russian and western perspectives [PDF]
, 2003 The following research aims at unfolding an authentic Christian attitude to euthanasia by means of a comparative analysis of Christian bioethical thinking and practice in Russia and in the West.
Lastochkina, Maria
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Four Newly Established Legal Requisites for Active Euthanasia in Japan
, 1996 On March 28, 1995 at the Yokohama District Court in Japan, four legal requisites for active euthanasia were newly established by the chief judge, when he rendered the judgment on the murder case of a physician, Tokunaga. The case has been reported by the
Hoshino, Kazumasa
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, 1970 To avoid the possibility of confusion, it is necessary to distinguish voluntary euthanasia from other similar, but not necessarily related situations. By voluntary euthanasia I refer to one specific situation, and to no other.
Morris, Arval A.
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Aid-in-Dying: Should We Decriminalize Physician-Assisted Suicide and Physician-Committed Euthanasia?
, 1992 Recent news stories, medical journal articles, and two state voter referenda have publicized physicians' providing their patients with aid-in-dying.
CeloCruz, Maria T.
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Definitional confusion in nurses' and physicians' attitudes toward euthanasia in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Palliat Support CareKashyap K, Gielen J.
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The Czech Bill on palliative care, end-of-life decision-making, and euthanasia in light of Belgian legislative experience. [PDF]
BMC Med EthicsAdam D, Kristof VA, Tomáš D.
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A comparative cross-sectional study of euthanasia knowledge, attitudes and acceptance among medical students at the University of Ibadan. [PDF]
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Criminality in Active (Non-Voluntary) Euthanasia: A Conceptual Analysis
Journal Global ValuesThe article is an attempt to examine the criminality aspect of the act of active non-voluntary euthanasia and to see if such acts deserve moral and judicial sanctions. At the beginning identification of active non-voluntary euthanasia has been done referring to Rachel’s concepts of ‘killing’ and ‘letting die’.
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