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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia

Voices in Bioethics
Photo ID 213552852 © Yuryz | Dreamstime.com Abstract A criticism of assisted death is that it’s contrary to the Hippocratic Oath. This opposition to assisted death assumes that death is harmful to the person who dies. In this paper, I argue that the
Jason Chen
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When Suicide Is Not Suicide: Self-induced Morbidity and Mortality in the General Hospital

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2015
Suicidal phenomena in the general hospital can take a variety of forms that can be parsed by taking into account whether or not the patient 1) intended to hasten death, and 2) included collaborators, including family and health care providers, in the ...
J. Michael Bostwick
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide in patients with personality disorders: a review of current practice and challenges

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2020
Background Over the last two decades an increasing number of countries have legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) leading to considerable debate over the inherent ethical dilemmas.
Lars Mehlum, Christian Schmahl, Ann Berens, Stephan Doering, Joost Hutsebaut, Andres Kaera, Ueli Kramer, Paul Anthony Moran, Babette Renneberg, Joaquim Soler Ribaudi, Sebastian Simonsen, Michaela Swales, Svenja Taubner, Ester di Giacomo   +13 more
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A first in disease trial of the safety, tolerability, and anti‐seizure effects of ES‐481 in drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives ES‐481 is a novel potent and selective antagonist of TARP‐y8‐dependent AMPA receptors. We aimed to assess the potential efficacy, safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of different doses of ES‐481 as an add‐on anti‐seizure medication (ASM) in adults with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE). Methods This was a Phase 2A double‐blind,
Emma C. Foster, Lyn Millist, Jack Germaine, Stephanie Chamorro, Caitlin Roberts, John‐Paul Nicolo, Sean Hosking, Piero Perucca, Saul Mullen, Heather Robinson, Rebecca Wharrie, Brittany Walsh, David Reutens, Kimberley Irwin, Hao Zeng, Robert Niecestro, Terence J. O'Brien   +16 more
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The Legitimacy of Prohibiting Euthanasia

BioéthiqueOnline, 2015
ohn Arras argues against the legalization of physician- assisted suicide and active euthanasia on the basis of social costs that he anticipates will result from legalization.
Gildenhuys, Peter
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Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Services to People Released From Custody During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Service Providers

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the perspectives of mental health and substance use providers who supported people released from custody during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, with a focus on service disruptions, adaptations, and experiences. We conducted 20 in‐depth qualitative interviews and analysed these using Applied Thematic Analysis.
Lucas M. Seuren, Arthur McLuhan, Madison Ford, Nikoleta Curcin, Angela Mashford‐Pringle, Patricia O'Campo, Flora I. Matheson   +6 more
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Analysing restrictive and liberal approaches towards assisted suicide and euthanasia

, 2010
MPhil (Laws)The ‘end of life’ issue in relation to assisted suicide and euthanasia is one of our prime concerns and a most widely discussed phenomenon not only in academic and official literature, but also in day-to-day life.
Matker, Prema S
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Physician Assisted Suicide: New Developments in the Netherlands

, 1995
Until recently, physician assisted suicide was dealt with on the same basis as active voluntary euthanasia in the Netherlands. Over the last years, several cases relating to assistance in suicide of mental patients did raise specific issues, not ...
Gevers, Sjef
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How does legalization of physician assisted suicide affect rates of suicide? [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: Several US states have legalized or decriminalised physician assisted suicide (PAS) whilst others are currently considering permitting PAS.
Jones, David Albert, Paton, David
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Rethinking law in books versus law in action in China's first experiment of a personal insolvency regime: Towards a more debtor‐oriented procedural design

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Although a local experiment, the promulgation of the Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Personal Bankruptcy (SPBR) in 2020 was hailed as a significant milestone in China's insolvency lawmaking which has thus far addressed only corporate insolvencies.
Jenny Fu, Jin Chun
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