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Mercy Killing: Mercy for Whom?
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 1991In a classic film portrayal of the depression era, the character played by Jane Fonda responds with the question, "They shoot horses, don't they?" when asked why she killed her chronically miserable companion. The audience is left to reach its own conclusion about the merits of "mercy killing." I am left with the question, "Yes, but why do they shoot ...
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Killing in the name of: A merciful death?
Bioethics, 2022Abstract“Mercy” holds a well‐established place in the discourse on assisted death (AD), with mercy rhetoric used by both proponents and opponents of AD alike. In this paper, I interrogate the relationship between mercy, mercy killing and AD. Appeals to mercy introduce an ambiguity that carries implications for the enduring debate about healthcare ...
Bryanna Moore
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Journal of Military Ethics, 2013
Abstract Mercy killing in battle is an illegal activity, yet, the evidence suggests, it happens on battlefields the world over and it has probably done so throughout human history. This may be a ‘silent’ part of the battlefield that few survivors wish to remember or to report subsequently.
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Abstract Mercy killing in battle is an illegal activity, yet, the evidence suggests, it happens on battlefields the world over and it has probably done so throughout human history. This may be a ‘silent’ part of the battlefield that few survivors wish to remember or to report subsequently.
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Mercy Killing: Sportsmanship and Blowouts
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Neurology, 2016
The history of Neurocinema includes neuroethics, and this theme was first used in 2 films released in the 1940s in both Germany and the United States. Ich Klage An (I Accuse) is about "terminal" multiple sclerosis in a young woman and the decision to determine one's own fate.
Eelco F M, Wijdicks, Axel, Karenberg
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The history of Neurocinema includes neuroethics, and this theme was first used in 2 films released in the 1940s in both Germany and the United States. Ich Klage An (I Accuse) is about "terminal" multiple sclerosis in a young woman and the decision to determine one's own fate.
Eelco F M, Wijdicks, Axel, Karenberg
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1991
In Reply.— Dr Tauber extends my arguments against euthanasia of incompetent people to encompass euthanasia of competent people, and then disagrees with the result. So do I. I agree with both Drs Tauber and Kane that the appropriate use of advance directives can considerably lessen the uncertainty and guilt encountered by families facing treatment ...
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In Reply.— Dr Tauber extends my arguments against euthanasia of incompetent people to encompass euthanasia of competent people, and then disagrees with the result. So do I. I agree with both Drs Tauber and Kane that the appropriate use of advance directives can considerably lessen the uncertainty and guilt encountered by families facing treatment ...
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Targeted Killing in-between Retribution, Deterrence, and Mercy: A Response to Anh Le
Journal of Military Ethics, 2021Christian Nikolaus Braun
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