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OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 2001
Mercy killing is usually defined as intentional killing, often by family members or friends, with the stated intent to end perceived suffering. International evidence suggests that mercy killing typically involves an older man killing his ailing wife. In this study, we examined U.S. cases of mercy killing recorded by The Hemlock Society for the period
S S, Canetto, J D, Hollenshead
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Mercy killing is usually defined as intentional killing, often by family members or friends, with the stated intent to end perceived suffering. International evidence suggests that mercy killing typically involves an older man killing his ailing wife. In this study, we examined U.S. cases of mercy killing recorded by The Hemlock Society for the period
S S, Canetto, J D, Hollenshead
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Mercy Killing: Mercy for Whom?
JAMA: The 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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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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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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Letting die and mercy killing.
Medicinska etika a bioetika : casopis Ustavu medicinskej etiky a bioetiky = Medical ethics & bioethics : journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics & Bioethics, 2006We are all called to make moral decisions, not only about preserving life and health, but also about accepting our death and dying. There are situations, when it is morally right, and indeed obligatory, to allow a dying person to die in peace and dignity. But there is a world of difference between allowing a peaceful death, and deliberately setting out
Andrius, Narbekovas, Kazimieras, Meilius
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MERCILESS VERSUS MERCY KILLING?
Australian nursing & midwifery journal, 2018In the current legal and political climate intentionally ending a patient's life is unlawful -- euthanasia and assisted suicide continue to be crimes in Australia.
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