ILLNESS, SUFFERING AND VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA

It is often accepted that we may legitimately speak about voluntary euthanasia only in cases of persons who are suffering because they are incurably injured or have an incurable disease. This article argues that when we consider the moral acceptability of voluntary euthanasia, we have no good reason...

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Main Author: Varelius, Jukka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2007
In: Bioethics
Year: 2007, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 75-83
Further subjects:B the definition of voluntary euthanasia
B Illness
B Death
B Suffering
B Autonomy
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Summary:It is often accepted that we may legitimately speak about voluntary euthanasia only in cases of persons who are suffering because they are incurably injured or have an incurable disease. This article argues that when we consider the moral acceptability of voluntary euthanasia, we have no good reason to concentrate only on persons who are ill or injured and suffering.
ISSN:1467-8519
Contains:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00527.x