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Parity Arguments for 'Physician Aid-in-Dying' (PAD) for Psychiatric Disorders: Their Structure and Limits.
- Source :
- American Journal of Bioethics; Oct2019, Vol. 19 Issue 10, p3-7, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- An editorial is presented on arguments for physician aid-in-dying (PAD) for psychiatric disorders. Topics discussed include permitting PPAD would not have negative policy and practice implications serious enough to outweigh the intended merits; conflicts with the practice of involuntary commitment in psychiatry; and parity argument has the following form: If PAD for terminal physical illness is justified on the basis of suffering.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15265161
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138850311
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2019.1659606