Goods, causes and intentions: problems with applying the doctrine of double effect to palliative sedation

BACKGROUND: Palliative sedation and analgesia are employed in patients with refractory and intractable symptoms at the end of life to reduce their suffering by lowering their level of consciousness. The doctrine of double effect, a philosophical principle that justifies doing a “good action” with a...

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Autores principales: Faris, Hannah, Dewar, Brian, Dyason, Claire, Dick, David G., Matthewson, Ainsley, Lamb, Susan, Shamy, Michel C. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34666743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00709-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34666743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00709-0

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