One argument for the permissibility of euthanasia found in the African philosophical tradition suggests that the sole goal of ...

As we die, our respiratory pattern is altered and we seem to gasp and struggle for each breath. Such gasping is commonly seen as a clear sign of dyspnoea and suffering by families and loved ones, ...

Correspondence to Dr Henry Silverman, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street/2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; hsilverm{at}medicine.umaryland.edu Purpose Many research ...

Clinical Ethics at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Correspondence to Dr L F Ross, Department of Paediatrics, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 6082, Chicago, IL60637, USA; ...

3 Division of Philosophy, Department of Culture and Communication, Linköping University, Sweden Introduction Given healthcare resource constraints, voices are being raised to hold patients responsible ...

Objective—To demonstrate Japanese doctors' and nurses' attitudes towards and practices of voluntary euthanasia (VE) and to compare their attitudes and practices in this regard. Design—Postal survey, ...

School of Communication Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, East St, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, 1825, NSW, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Belinda Kenny Discipline of Speech ...

1 Department of Medical Decision Making, of the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 2 Department of Surgery of the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 3 ...

1 ErasmusMC, Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Ethics Institute, Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands ...

This paper examines whether the modern bioethical principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice proposed by Beauchamp and Childress are existent in, compatible with, or ...

Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH, UK; [email protected] If you wish to reuse any or all of ...

The distinction between clinical practice and surgical research may seem trivial, but this distinction can become a complex issue when innovative surgeries are substituted for standard care without ...