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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BMJ Publ.
2019
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-130 |
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