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The Legislation of Active Voluntary Euthanasia in Australia: Will the Slippery Slope Prove Fatal?
, 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
Kerridge, Ian H., Mitchell, Kenneth R.
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Balancing survival and reproduction presents a fundamental evolutionary challenge, especially in extreme and unpredictable environments. Thermoregulatory behaviour, in particular, imposes a costly trade‐off, as time spent maintaining optimal body temperature precludes ...
David L. Hubert +2 more
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Moral Permissibility of Euthanasia- A Bangladesh Context
Bangladesh Journal of BioethicsSurvival 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
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Australian 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
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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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Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
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Out There No One Has a Right to Die
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The eventual goal of space exploration is to colonize exoplanets and their moons outside our solar system. This is a dangerous and immoral endeavour. The extraterrestrial life forms encountered would be hostile, vulnerable or both, and the descendants of the original pioneers would be involuntarily exposed to hazardous conditions and ...
Matti Häyry
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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. +4 more
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An unusual presentation of osteochondrosis in the elbows and tarsi of a Friesian colt
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary This case report describes the clinical, diagnostic imaging results and post‐mortem findings in a foal that underwent reassessment following surgical management of angular limb deformities (ALD) and acute onset of gait abnormalities. Upon presentation, the foal showed an abnormal stiff gait characterised by bilateral medial limb collapse during
A. Torrent‐Crosa +3 more
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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 +6 more
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