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Ethical Justifications for Voluntary Active Euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
The topic of euthanasia gives rise to a host of ethical questions including those regarding the quality of life, beneficence, and the responsibilities of physicians toward their patients.
Spina, Bernadette
core   +3 more sources

Factors influencing the nature of client complaint behaviour in the aftermath of adverse events

open access: yesVeterinary Record, Volume 196, Issue 6, 15/22 March 2025.
Abstract Background Negative veterinary client complaint behaviour poses wellbeing and reputational risks. Adverse events are one source of complaint. Identifying factors that influence adverse event‐related complaint behaviour is key to mitigating detrimental consequences and harnessing information that can be used to improve service quality, patient ...
Julie Gibson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey of the health and welfare of imported dogs presenting to UK veterinary surgeons

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Since changes to legislation in 2012, numbers of dogs imported into the UK, especially rescues, have increased substantially. We aimed to explore the health and behaviour issues among imported dogs presented to UK veterinary surgeons. Methods An online survey was completed by 413 veterinary surgeons practising in the UK in 2023. The
Gina Pinchbeck   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of New York State's Medical Aid in Dying Act (A. 2383A S. 3151)

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2018
Introduction An amended version of the proposed Medical Aid in Dying Act (A. 2383A S. 3151) was recently filed with the New York State legislature [1].
Michael Dauber
doaj   +1 more source

Miss(ed) Representation? Gender, Policy Content, and Legislative Success in Australian Private Members' Bills

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
This paper examines the substantive representation of women in Australian legislative institutions by analysing private members' bills introduced at the state and federal levels from 1997 to 2022. While Australia has made considerable progress in gender equality, persistent sexism and misogyny challenge the substantive impact of increasing numbers of ...
Isabella Vacaflores, Elise Stephenson
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia and the Doctors -- a Rejection of the BMA's Report

open access: yes, 1989
The working party on euthanasia set up by the British Medical Association produced its report in 1988. The first of its terms of reference was 'to examine the ethical problems relating to euthanasia, terminal illness, and suicide' and as far as active ...
Nowell-Smith, Patrick
core   +1 more source

Medical Students’ Attitude Towards Euthanasiain Qom in 2009

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2011
Background and Objectives: Among the major issues facing the new world of medical ethics is euthanasia. This is because euthanasia can be related to the value of human life.
A Kachoie   +5 more
doaj  

VSED Should Not Be a Pathway to MAiD (Though Both Are Ethically Permissible)

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent changes in aid in dying laws have led some to argue for a pathway from Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). Proponents point to the Sontag case as demonstrating the efficacy of the practice. This article first provides an overview of the development of the practice of VSED and MAiD and provides
D. B. Davison
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary Active Euthanasia and the Nurse: A Comparison of Japanese and Australian Nurses

open access: yes, 2002
Although euthanasia has been a pressing ethical and public issue, empirical data are lacking in Japan. We aimed to explore Japanese nurses' attitudes to patients' requests for euthanasia and to estimate the proportion of nurses who have taken active ...
Ohnishi, Motoki   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Moral Permissibility of Euthanasia- A Bangladesh Context

open access: yesBangladesh Journal of Bioethics
Survival is obviously important, but sometimes, under particular circumstances, life can become miserable, difficult, or intolerable; at that point, survival can seem like a punishment or misfortune.
Nilufa Yasmin
doaj   +1 more source

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