Euthanasia and physicians' moral duties

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 517-533

  Seay, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlative duty; Double effect; Essentialist; Euthanasia; Palliation

Indexed keywords

CLEFT LIP; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

ETHICAL THEORY; EUTHANASIA; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 28744447847     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310500253071     Document Type: Review

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