Weakening the ethical distinction between euthanasia, palliative opioid use and palliative sedation

Opioid and sedative use are common ‘active’ practices in the provision of mainstream palliative care services, and are typically distinguished from euthanasia on the basis that they do not shorten survival time. Even supposing that they did, it is often argued that they are justified and distinguish...

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Main Author: Riisfeldt, Thomas David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2019
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-130
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