Nursing Ethics in an End of Life Scenario
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no reason is not necessarily beneficence, just as physician-assisted suicide and passive euthanasia are… Continue Reading...
euthanasia Holocaust circa 1939-1945, during which German doctors murdered more than 250,000 disabled infants, children, and adults. One of the more interesting aspects of eugenics thinking is the manner in which real human beings are pigeonholed according to various physical and intellectual attributes, with those who fail to measure up to arbitrary standards being regarded as “abnormal.” Indeed, until 1840 the word “normal” meant “perpendicular” rather than the current meaning of “the common type or standard” and it was not until 1855 that the modern definition of “norm” emerged, and… Continue Reading...
life,” (Death with Dignity, n.d.). Although seemingly similar to euthanasia, physician-assisted death is different in that it tends to refer to situations where the patient does not act with autonomy. Physician-assisted death is still controversial and is illegal in most states. However, Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, and Colorado have legalized physician-assisted death, and several other states have pending legislation to do so as of 2018 (Quill & Sussman, 2018). The medical community itself is divided on the practice of physician-assisted death. Arguments for physician-assisted death include the rights of patients to self-determination. Arguments against physician-assisted death include the obligation… Continue Reading...
generally more willing to endure the specific stressors of shelter work like euthanasia (p. 1). Other possible reasons are more linked to human resources theories, such as issues related to recruitment and retention of employees through appropriate incentives. Gender role theories and gender norms may also be related to the significant gender gap in animal volunteerism. For example, women may encourage other women to volunteer in general as a means of socializing, more than men. Alternatively, women have been historically disempowered and disenfranchised politically and financially, and volunteerism may be one of the ways women have systematically reclaimed their power. This research… Continue Reading...
