Junior doctors and conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying: ethical complexity in practice

In jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is legal, eligibility assessments, prescription and administration of a VAD substance are commonly performed by senior doctors. Junior doctors’ involvement is limited to a range of more peripheral aspects of patient care relating to VAD. In the A...

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Authors: McDougall, Rosalind J. (Author) ; White, Ben P. (Author) ; Ko, Danielle (Author) ; Keogh, Louise (Author) ; Willmott, Lindy 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 8, Pages: 517-521
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