The ethics of and the appropriate legislation concerning killing people and letting them die: a response to Merkel

With regard to ethics and legislation, what is the significant difference between a doctor terminating the life-supporting treatment of a patient in the course of his job and a greedy relative of the patient doing the same thing to inherit his wealth? Merkel offers an interesting and inventive answe...

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Main Author: McLachlan, V. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2017
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 43, Issue: 7, Pages: 482-484
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