Compromising on assisted suicide: is ‘turning a blind eye’ ethical?
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Compromising on assisted suicide: is ‘turning a blind eye’ ethical?
Following the decision of the House of Lords in Purdy, the Director of Public Prosecutions was required to promulgate guidance as to how prosecutorial discretion is exercised over the decision of whether to prosecute or not under the Suicide Act 1961. The resulting policy essentially confirms that if a lay person, who is motivated wholly by compassion, provides minor and reluctant assistance to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ethics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1477-7509,1758-101X
DOI: 10.1258/ce.2012.012m04