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A Question of Mercy

Voices in Bioethics, 2015
The right-to-die debate was cast into the spotlight on November 1, 2014, when Brittany Maynard, a beautiful young California woman, took her own life by a doctor- prescribed lethal dose.
Mahala Yates Stripling
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The Welfarist Consequentialist Case Against Conscientious Objection in Healthcare: Empirical Failures, Normative Confusions, and the Primacy of Patient Care

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We have defended the view that there should be no accommodation of conscientious objectors in health care. Numerous critics have advanced arguments designed to defeat this conclusion. We respond here to what we take to be the most serious of the criticisms directed at our analysis. We begin with two distinct consequentialist lines.
J. Savulescu, U. Schuklenk
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Excessive Exercise Aggravates Apical Periodontitis in Mice

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the effects of overtraining on the development of apical periodontitis (AP) in mice. Methodology Sixty 6‐week‐old male C57BL/6 mice were allocated to six groups: sedentary without AP (SED); sedentary with AP (SED AP); aerobic training without AP (AERO); aerobic training with AP (AERO AP); overtraining without AP (OVER); and ...
Andréia Bosco Boaventura, Rosmeli Daysi Coasaca‐Rivera, Bárbara Roma Mendes, Sandra Lia do Amaral, Adelino Sanchez Ramos da Silva, Paulo Sergio Cerri, Gisele Faria   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia and Related Practices Worldwide

, 1998
The present paper examines the occurrence of matters relating to the ending of life, including active euthanasia, which is, technically speaking, illegal worldwide.
Kelleher, Michael J., Williamson, Eileen, Keeley, Helen S., Corcoran, Paul, Chambers, Derek   +4 more
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Factors Influencing Nurses' Participation in Voluntary‐Assisted Dying: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify nurse practitioners' and registered nurses' willingness to participate in voluntary assisted dying, and the factors that influence these decisions. Design A cross‐sectional design. Methods An online survey was disseminated to members of 16 professional nursing organisations and associations between April and August 2024 ...
Jayne Hewitt, Ann Bonner, Rachel Wardrop, Margaret O'Connor, Ilse Berquier, Joan Carlini, Melissa Bloomer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Raping and Making Love Are Different Concepts: So Are Killing and Voluntary Euthanasia

, 1988
The distinction between 'kill' and 'help to die' is argued by analogy with the distinction between 'rape' and 'make love to'. The difference is the consent of the receiver of the act, therefore 'kill' is the wrong word for an act of active voluntary ...
Davies, Jean
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The Impact of Assisted Dying Legislation on Nursing Practice in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To review the literature on the state of research on the impacts of assisted dying on nursing practice within specialised palliative care. Design A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. Data Sources PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and CENTRAL were searched between July
Marlene Werner, Christiane Kreyer, Sabine Pleschberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conscientious Objection in Euthanasia and Voluntary Assisted Dying From the Perspective of Stakeholders: A Meta‐Synthesis

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Analyse the meaning of conscientious objection to euthanasia and/or physician‐assisted suicide from the perspective of health professionals, students, patients, family members and regulations. Design Qualitative systematic review. This review was informed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA ...
Rosa Pérez‐Capellades, Sergio Ramos‐Pozón, Daniel Pasten‐Araya, Anna Falcó‐Pegueroles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia: A Contemporary Moral Quandary

, 1989
Responding to an increased interest in establishing active, voluntary euthanasia as a viable medical and social policy, Reichel and Dyck consider the major arguments for and against the practice.
Dyck, Arthur J., Reichel, William
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Managing Profound Suffering at the End-of-Life: Should expanding access to continuous deep sedation be the priority?

BioéthiqueOnline, 2015
This paper argues that in addressing and managing profound suffering at the end-of-life, the priority should not be the legalization of physician-assisted suicide or voluntary active euthanasia in jurisdictions where these practices are not currently ...
Kirby, Jeffrey
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