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Sedation, suicide, and the limits of ethics /

0739199218

0739199234

9780739199213

9780739199237

9780739199220 (electronic)

Sedation, suicide, and the limits of ethics /

[Book]

James A. Dunson III.

Lanham, Maryland :

Lexington Books,

[2018]

xii, 129 pages ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index.

Introduction -- Part I -- An alternative defense of physician-assisted suicide -- Ready to die-an existential dilemma -- Part II -- Using and abusing the doctrine of double effect -- On suicide, acceptance, and control -- Part III --Bones, sinews, and the self -- Pedagogy and the limits of ethics.

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"In this book, James Dunson explores end-of-life ethics including physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and continuous sedation until death. He argues that ethical debates currently ignore the experience of the dying patient in an effort to focus on policy creation, and proposes that the dying experience should instead be prioritized and used to inform policy development. The author makes the case that PAS should be recognized as a legally and morally permissible option for a very particular kind of patient: terminally ill with fewer than six months to live and capable of conscious consent. Since focusing on the patient's experience of this end-of-life dilemma transforms some of the basic concepts we use to engage in the PAS debate, the argument has implications for patient care and the training of medical professionals."--Back cover.

Assisted suicide-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Assisted suicide.

Medical ethics.

Ethics, Medical.

Suicide, Assisted-- ethics.

Assisted suicide-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Assisted suicide.

Medical ethics.

PHI-- 005000

Dunson, James A.,III

20200822124346.0

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