Is the doctrine of double effect irrelevant in end-of-life decision making?

In this paper, we consider three arguments for the irrelevance of the doctrine of double effect in end-of-life decision making. The third argument is our own and, to that extent, we seek to defend it. The first argument is that end-of-life decisions do not in fact shorten lives and that therefore th...

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Autores principales: Allmark, Peter (Autor) ; Cobb, Mark (Autor) ; Liddle, B. Jane (Autor) ; Tod, Angela Mary (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2010
En: Nursing philosophy
Año: 2010, Volumen: 11, Número: 3, Páginas: 170-177
Otras palabras clave:B End-of-life
B Ethics
B physician-assisted death
B diagnosis of dying
B doctrine of double effect
B Euthanasia
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