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Beneficence‐Based Obligations and Ethics Consultation in Assisted Dying

Bioethics, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 312-318, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In ethical debates on assisted dying, the principle of respect for autonomy is usually invoked to justify respecting requests for assisted dying. However, there are not only autonomy‐based obligations, but also obligations arising from the principle of beneficence towards persons requesting assisted dying.
Georg Marckmann, Anna Hirsch
wiley   +1 more source

Death - Cultural, philosophical and religious aspects [PDF]

, 2016
About death, grief, mourning, life after death and immortality. Why should we die like humans to survive as a species. "No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there.
Sfetcu, Nicolae
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Successful treatment of severe anemia using erythropoietin in a Jehovah Witness with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Hematology Reports, 2014
Blood transfusion many times works in a life-saving way when a patient is facing a critical situation. However, some patients, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, may refuse their administration because it opposes to their religion beliefs. Thus, clinicians are
Alexandra Agapidou, Sophia Vakalopoulou, Theodosia Papadopoulou, Cristina Chadjiaggelidou, Vasileia Garypidou   +4 more
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Visas Versus Refugees

Refuge, 1986
Canada has been quick to require visas of people coming from right-wing dictatorships to claim refugee status here, but slow to stop the notorious abuse by thousands of "Jehovah's Witnesses" claimants from Portugal.
Dan Heap
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Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in a Pediatric Patient of Jehovah’s Witness Faith: A Case Report

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
A 13‐year‐old male Jehovah’s Witness presented with severe ulcerative colitis and anemia. Protective custody enabled blood transfusion; infliximab induced remission. Management required collaboration among physicians, family, and faith community.
Cynthia Alvarez, Tessa G. George, Amelia Kellar, Paul A. Rufo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical and legal duty of anesthesiologists regarding Jehovah's Witness patient: care protocol

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Background and objectives: Jehovah's Witnesses patients refuse blood transfusions for religious reasons. Anesthesiologists must master specific legal knowledge to provide care to these patients.
Augusto Key Karazawa Takaschima, Thiago Mamôru Sakae, Alexandre Karazawa Takaschima, Renata dos Santos Teodoro Takaschima, Breno José Santiago Bezerra de Lima, Roberto Henrique Benedetti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Literature [PDF]

, 1990
Material appearing below is thought to be of particular interest to Linacre Quarterly readers because of its moral, religious, or philosophic content. The medical literature constitutes the primary but not the sole source of such material.
Catholic Physicians\u27 Guild
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Uzbekistan: Religious Freedom Survey, 2017

, 2018
Freedom of religion or belief, along with intrinsically linked freedoms such as those of expression, association, and assembly, is seriously restricted in Uzbekistan.
Forum 18, http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2314
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Tratamiento basado en sangre en pacientes Testigos de Jehová, conflicto ético-médico-legal

Revista Médica Hondureña
Blood-based treatment in Jehovah‘s Witnesses is an important issue regarding the duties and rights of patients and doctors. The legal and ethical framework regarding this conflict was discussed to propose ethical and legal solutions.
Ileana Paola Ramírez Bonilla
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Major abdominal surgery for Jehovah's Witnesses: Challenge while practicing bloodless medicine in a middle income country. [PDF]

SAGE Open Med Case Rep, 2023
Gavrilovska-Brzanov A, Gjambaz D, Naumovski F, Brzanov N, Jovanovski Srceva M, Sivevski A, Biljana K.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source