Physician-Assisted Suicide

This Article briefly summarizes the history of the euthanasia debate in the United States, describes the classical arguments for and against euthanasia, examines the terms of the current debate, and concludes that while society may want to recognize a competent patient\u27s right to escape the suffering of a terminal illness, it should do so with humility—and with caution

Physician-Assisted Suicide

This Article briefly summarizes the history of the euthanasia debate in the United States, describes the classical arguments for and against euthanasia, examines the terms of the current debate, and concludes that while society may want to recognize a competent patient\u27s right to escape the suffering of a terminal illness, it should do so with humility—and with caution

“Being Guided”: What Oncofertility Patients’ Decisions Can Teach Us About the Efficacy of Autonomy, Agency, and Decision-Making Theory in the Contemporary Critical Encounter

Recent research on patient decision-making reveals a disconnect between theories of autonomy, agency, and decision-making and their practice in contemporary clinical encounters. This study examines these concepts in the context of female patients making oncofertility decisions in the United Kingdom in light of the phenomenon of “being guided.” Patients experience being guided as a way to cope with, understand, and defer difficult treatment decisions. Previous discussions condemn guided decision-making, but this research suggests that patients make an informed, autonomous decision to be guided by doctors. Thus, bioethicists must consider the multifaceted ways that patients enact their autonomy in medical encounters

Razonamiento casuístico en la ética médica

Since the 1980s there has been a re-birth of interest in Casuistry as a methodology for applied Ethics in bioethics. This contribution is a brief outline of the main features of this perspective.Desde la década de 1980 se ha producido un renacimiento del interés en la casuística como metodología para la Ética Aplicada Bioética. Esta contribución es un breve resumen de las principales características de esta perspectiva