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May 14, 2014 · In this paper, authors have made a brief comparison of the solutions that exist in some Islamic countries, where euthanasia is a murder, with Western countries, where it represents completely decriminalized medical procedure. Keywords: Euthanasia, Murder, Legalization, Legal solutions.
- Casting Stones and Casting Aspersions
Downie et al. write that the University Hospitals of Geneva...
- Assisted Death and The Slippery Slope—Finding Clarity Amid Advocacy, Convergence, and Complexity
Although most patients in 2011 were enrolled in hospice care...
- Casting Stones and Casting Aspersions
Jul 19, 2022 · Murder and suicide. In rare cases, people who are suicidal are at risk of killing others and then themselves. Known as a homicide-suicide or murder-suicide, some risk factors include: History of conflict with a spouse or romantic partner; Current family legal or financial problems; History of mental health problems, particularly depression
Feb 17, 2023 · There is a perception that murder-suicides are common, when in fact they are rare events. The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health reported that there are ...
Jan 1, 2010 · At age 18, Erica Hernandez tried to kill herself—twice. Depressed and plagued by family problems, she first took “every pill in the house,” she says. Then she attempted to drink herself to...
An agent who takes his own life acts in violation of the moral law, according to Kant; suicide, and, by extension, assisted suicide are therefore wrong. By a similar argument, and with a few important exceptions, killing is wrong; implicitly, then, voluntary euthanasia is also wrong.
Dec 13, 2020 · This chapter provides an in-depth examination of Nietzsche’s view of suicide. After a brief introduction in which Nietzsche’s view of suicide is contextualized, his arguments in favour of the rationality of voluntary death are scrutinized (§4.1)....
Oct 10, 2022 · Suicide is not a crime — countries must stop treating it as one. It’s time to decriminalise suicide globally. This World Mental Health Day, we owe it to millions of silent sufferers.
