Legal/legislative issues in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.Edward GrantSt. John's University School of Law
Today his words are considered to be true as there is a wide range of debate on legalizing euthanasia. How is the value of life determined? Are rights to live and die equated? These are primary questions of conflict that every society has witnessed in the course of time. What is legally...
And is it possible that euthanasia could be taken advantage of for some ulterior or even criminal purposes? Since the legalization of euthanasia will raise serious moral and social issues, the decision our society makes about euthanasia will undoubtedly have tremendous consequences in society. Should ...
And is it possible that euthanasia could be taken advantage of for some ulterior or even criminal purposes? Since the legalization of euthanasia will raise serious moral and social issues, the decision our society makes about euthanasia will undoubtedly have tremendous consequences in society. Should ...
Euthanasia, on the other hand, is usually separated into two categories: passive euthanasia and active euthanasia. In many jurisdictions, active euthanasia can be considered murder or Manslaughter, whereas passive euthanasia is accepted by professional medical societies, and by the law under certain ...
Euthanasia is among the issues that have aroused intense debates over time such that it is recognized as a pertinent issue in the human rights discourse as it also has impacts on the ethical and legal issues related to patients and healthcare providers (Mrayyan, Majd, and Bilal, 1). People...
Euthanasia in Greece, Hippocrates' birthplace However even in these countries several ethical and legal issues have emerged from the application of euthanasia. In fact medical physicians stand in the frontline of the debate as they are those who should decide to act or not to ... Mavroforou,Mi...
[to legalize euthanasia in Victoria, Australia] is meant to have a number of safeguards to ensure that there is no coercion, that people do this of their own free will and that they get the best possible care. But having studied this carefully, it's my opinion and that of my colleagues...
Freedom to die: Moral and legal aspects of euthanasia: by O. Ruth Russell. Human Sciences Press, New York, 1975. 352 pp. $14.00 Social Science & Medicine (1967), Volume 9, Issues 11–12, November–December 1975, Pages 688–689 PDF (184 K) The effects of level of fear and rate of...
trigger for using advance directive in acute clinical eventssanctity of life doctrineacts and omissions doctrinepersistent vegetative state (PVS) particular ethical concernsEuthanasia literally meaning ‘good death’ or ‘mercy killing’Nursing the acutely ill patientdoi:10.1002/9781444315271.ch4Fiona Foxall...