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Value of and value in language : ethics and semantics in physician-assisted suicide laws
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The legalization of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in various U.S. states draws into question the interpretation of the cardinal virtues of medicine, including beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice. Interestingly, there seems to be a fifth virtue of impor-tance to the PAS debate: dignity. Four of ten state stat-utes legalizing PAS are titled the Death with Dignity Act (see Table 1). This begs the question: how do, and how should, states—especially those that may legalize PAS in the future—refer to PAS in their legislation?
https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2023.2237466
Voir la revue «The American journal of bioethics, 23»
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