Journal article
Safeguarding choice at the end of life
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Across the world, in countries with permissive or restrictive existing legislation, debates about Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (EAS) continue to grip politicians, ethicists, physicians and the wider public.
Early debates about EAS focused on whether it could ever be ethical for a physician to actively cause the death of a patient. However, most contemporary writers, including most of the contributors to this special double issue of the JME appear to accept that such actions could, in some circumstances, be ethical. Current debate is mostly focused instead on which actions are permissible, when they are permissible, and what safeguards are necessary to protect the vulnerable.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 126.9KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/medethics-2015-102990
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Journal:
- Journal of Medical Ethics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 575-576
- Publication date:
- 2015-08-01
- DOI:
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1473-4257
- ISSN:
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0306-6800
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pubs:581712
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uuid:b4d16e7c-28bd-4d36-a2c0-0799f6bdad31
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pubs:581712
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581712
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2016-01-13
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- Copyright holder:
- Wilkinson, D
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- Author(s) retain copyright; published by BMJ Publishing Group under license. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from BMJ Publishing Group at: [10.1136/medethics-2015-102990].
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