Neurologic Diseases and Medical Aid in Dying: Aid-in-Dying Laws Create an Underclass of Patients Based on Disability

Terminally ill patients in 10 states plus Washington, D.C. have the right to take prescribed medications to end their lives (medical aid in dying). But otherwise-eligible patients with neuromuscular disabilities (ALS and other illnesses) are excluded if they are physically unable to "self-admin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of bioethics 2023-09, Vol.23 (9), p.5-15
Hauptverfasser:	Shavelson, Lonny, Pope, Thaddeus M., Battin, Margaret Pabst, Ouellette, Alicia, Kluger, Benzi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis assisted suicide Canada death with dignity euthanasia Humans MAID Medical aid in dying Suicide, Assisted Washington
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