April 7, 2020
(Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak has sparked concern around the world for the elderly, who are much more vulnerable to the COVID-19 respiratory disease caused by the virus. But the plight of senior citizens was already acute in Venezuela following … Read More
April 7, 2020
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 45, no. 12, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Evidence First, Practice Second in Arthroscopic Surgery: Use of Placebo Surgery in Randomised Controlled Trial” by Kazuha Kizaki, Lisa J Schwartz, and Olufemi … Read More
April 6, 2020
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 45, no. 1, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Pathocentric Health Care and a Minimal Internal Morality of Medicine” by David B Hershenov “Treating or Killing? The Divergent Moral Implications … Read More
April 1, 2020
Nursing Ethics (vol. 27, no. 1, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Normative Nursing Ethics: A Literature Review and Tentative Recommendations” by Eric Vogelstein and Alison Colbert “The New Futility? The Rhetoric and Role of “Suffering” In … Read More
March 31, 2020
Nursing Ethics (vol. 26, no. 7-8, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include “Intelligent Machines, Care Work and the Nature of Practical Reasoning” by Angus Robson “Theoretical Foundations of Narrative Care: Turning Towards Relational Ethics” by Bodil H … Read More
March 30, 2020
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include: “Infringement of the Right to Surgical Informed Consent: Negligent Disclosure and Its Impact on Patient Trust in Surgeons at Public General Hospitals – The Voice of the Patient” by Gillie … Read More
March 18, 2020
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include: “Disability, Vulnerability and Assisted Death: Commentary on Tuffrey-Wijne, Curfs, Finlay and Hollins” by Tim Stainton “Mapping, Framing, Shaping: A Framework for Empirical Bioethics Research Projects” by Richard Huxtable and Jonathan … Read More
March 16, 2020
(Medical Xpress) – A new study suggests permitting assisted dying would substantially benefit both those seeking assisted suicide and the general population. The researchers, Dr. David Shaw of the Universities of Basel and Maastricht, and Professor Alec Morton of the … Read More
March 5, 2020
(Brussels Times) – Belgium’s Euthanasia Commission received 2,655 declarations of euthanasia last year, a 12.5% increase on 2018, the commission announced on Tuesday.
February 28, 2020
(FAZ) – The German Supreme Court ruled that prohibition of assisted suicide is unconstitutional.
