So far so good: observations on the first year of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act [0.03%]
顺风顺水:俄勒冈州尊严死亡法案实施第一年的观察报告
A I Batavia
A I Batavia
The Supreme Court recognized that states may serve as social laboratories for developing procedures permitting physician-assisted suicide. Oregon has served as the first such laboratory. First-year results suggest the feasibility of impleme...
D W Brock
D W Brock
This article addresses 2 prominent sources of opposition to physician-assisted suicide (PAS): first, the fear of abuse and, second, common moral distinctions drawn between PAS and other forms of end-of-life decisions and care. Each is groun...
P Illingworth,H Bursztajn
P Illingworth
The observations made of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act are reassuring to the extent that they accurately state that patients who seek relief under the Act view it as a mechanism to further their autonomy. But, given the nature of social d...
A Jackson
A Jackson
Physician-assisted suicide has been incorporated into the end-of-life care continuum responsibility in Oregon. Because systems for end-of-life care were well established before the implementation of the Death with Dignity Act, potential pro...
Forced administration of sex-drive reducing medications to sex offenders: treatment or punishment? [0.03%]
对施虐者强制使用降低性欲的药物:治疗还是惩罚?
Robert D Miller
Robert D Miller
D L Thomas,J M Watson
D L Thomas
Using advance directives to preconsent to mental health treatment is a promising approach to contending with the quandary posed by patients suffering from severe mental health illness, particularly those in a prison setting. The implementat...