The moral appeal of assisted suicide in end-of-life decisions.
This article identifies conceptual distinctions, e.g., killing, letting die, causing, refraining from causing, and moral principles, eg, autonomy, beneficence, utility, and their implications for the debate on assisted suicide.
Zimbelman
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Department of Religious Studies, California State University, Chico 95929-0740, USA.
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D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012945:Social Values; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000523:psychology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*