When People Facing Dementia Choose to Hasten Death: The Landscape of Current Ethical, Legal, Medical, and Social Considerations in the United States
Some individuals facing dementia contemplate hastening their own death: weighing the possibility of living longer with dementia against the alternative of dying sooner but avoiding the later stages of cognitive and functional impairment. This weighing resonates with an ethical and legal consensus in...
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Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley
2024
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The Hastings Center report
Année: 2024, Volume: 54, Pages: S11-S21 |
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B VSED B Hospice B Alzheimer's Disease B Palliative Care B medical aid in dying B clinical ethics B Dementia |
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