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EUTHANASIA AND THE ACTIVE‐PASSIVE DISTINCTION
Bioethics, 1987 KIE: The author examines various claimed differences between active and passive euthanasia and, if there are differences, whether they are morally significant. He refutes arguments based on acting vs. not acting, intention, double effect, cause of death, and natural law theory.
Reichenbach, Bruce R.
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Passive euthanasia in India: a critique
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2016Given its preoccupation with the doctor's agency in administering euthanasia, the legal discourse on euthanasia in India has neglected the moral relevance of the patient's suffering in determining the legitimate types of euthanasia. In this paper, I begin by explicating the condition for the possibility of euthanasia in terms of the following moral ...
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Passive euthanasia in palliative care
British Journal of Nursing, 1992Passive euthanasia is invariably practised in palliative care. This article aims to address the legal, moral and ethical implications of not hydrating dying patients and presents the results of a questionnaire assessing doctors' attitudes.
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Archives of Internal Medicine, 1983
In Reply. —I do not feel or understand the "change of heart" mentioned by Drs Sempos and Cooper, but it is understandable that the need to oversimplify in such a short article may lead to misunderstanding. With few exceptions, it is justified, in my view, for a physician or parents to withhold lifesaving treatment when such treatment is no longer in ...
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In Reply. —I do not feel or understand the "change of heart" mentioned by Drs Sempos and Cooper, but it is understandable that the need to oversimplify in such a short article may lead to misunderstanding. With few exceptions, it is justified, in my view, for a physician or parents to withhold lifesaving treatment when such treatment is no longer in ...
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Medical Futility and Involuntary Passive Euthanasia
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 2018Conflicts between providers and patients or their families surrounding end-of-life care are both regrettable and extremely challenging, interpersonally and ethically, for all involved. These conflicts often implicate the concept of medical futility. The concept of futility is too often conflated with distinct concepts that are more ethically salient ...
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