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Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Dutch Courts

open access: yes, 1996
...Until recently, little attention was paid to PAS [physician-assisted suicide] as such. During the last years, however, several cases of PAS that do not resemble the usual euthanasia cases have been brought before the [Dutch] courts.
Gevers, J.K.M.
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Human Sustainability Leadership and Employee Wellbeing (Flourishing) in Organizations

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative case study research examines how designing for human sustainability leadership (HSL) affects employee wellbeing (flourishing) (HWBF) in organizations. It is undertaken at a university in the United Kingdom including academics and administrators.
Elli Meleti
wiley   +1 more source

Respecifying Stigma and the Language of Relationships: Attributes and Categories as Contexturally‐Achieved Phenomena in the Search for Help

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article revisits Goffman's original formulations of stigma. In doing so, the discussion focuses, specifically, upon his emphasis that a “language of relationships, not attributes is needed.” The analysis is intended to demonstrate how Goffman's observations offer a starting point for an inquiry in to just how members produce and orient to “spoiled
Robin James Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Alcohol harm, mental health and opportunities for change in veterinary practice: A cross‐sectional study

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Evidence suggests that compared with the general population, a higher proportion of UK veterinary professionals engage in at‐risk drinking; however factors influencing alcohol use and barriers to help‐seeking remain under‐explored.
Olivia Cormier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia and Medically Assisted Suicide -- the Case for Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide

open access: yes, 2001
Ethical and legal debates over ending life are inescapably emotive, controversial and complex. It is, however, increasingly urgent to resolve the debate over the legalization or continued prohibition of physician assisted suicide for a number of reasons,
Manga, Pran
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‘You're not a good vet if things go wrong’: The dark side of veterinary identities

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Vets, like other professionals, strive for somewhat fantasised desired occupational identities, but the dichotomic dark side of feared identities—that is, negative constructions of oneself as flawed, failed or failing—remains underexplored. This paper reviews the identity processes associated with feared identities.
Sarah Page‐Jones
wiley   +1 more source

The Case Against Physician Assisted Suicide

open access: yes, 1999
Physician assisted suicide (PAS) engenders debate about the meaning of professional identity, what is proper in the doctor/patient relationship, and the physician's appropriate role in society.
Boehnlein, James K.
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Voluntary Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and the Goals of Medicine

open access: yes, 2006
It is plausible that what possible courses of action patients may legitimately expect their physicians to take is ultimately determined by what medicine as a profession is supposed to do and, consequently, that we can determine the moral acceptability of
Varelius, Jukka, JUKKA VARELIUS
core   +1 more source

Randomised controlled trial to investigate an online compassionate imagery intervention for improving veterinarian mental wellbeing

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Veterinarians are at increased risk of psychological distress due to the regular experience of moral dilemmas, leading to compassion fatigue and burnout. This study explored the efficacy of a 2‐week, modified online compassionate imagery intervention for improving veterinarian mental wellbeing.
Sarah E. Corthorne   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Carceral Shadow: Criminal Justice as a Determinant of Health and Challenges for Policymakers

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The criminal justice system functions as a primary social determinant of health in the United States, generating disproportionate physical, psychological, and chronic health burdens on Black communities and other marginalized groups. Policing structural barriers—including qualified immunity, police union contracts, and municipal financing
RASHAWN RAY, KEON GILBERT
wiley   +1 more source

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