Death - Whose decision? Euthanasia and the terminally ill

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-125

  Fraser, Sharon I ^a   Walters, James W ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient autonomy; Physician assisted suicide; Religious belief; Voluntary euthanasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; AUTONOMY; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL PLURALISM; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OR); DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); DOUBLE EFFECT; INTENTION; LEGAL APPROACH; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OREGON; RIGHTS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL ACT (NORTHERN TERRITORY); RIGHTS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL ACT (NT); UNITED STATES; VALUES; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE EFFECT; ETHICS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; EUTHANASIA; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; FAMILY; FREEDOM; HUMANS; INTENTION; OREGON; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0034087308     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.2.121     Document Type: Article

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