Ethics briefing

Article indépendant | MICHAUX, Natalie | Journal of medical ethics | n°5 | vol.51

Spanish regulation of euthanasia and physicia...

Article indépendant | VELASCO SANZ, Tamara Raquel | Journal of medical ethics | n°1 | vol.49

In March 2021, the Spanish Congress approved the law regulating euthanasia, that regulates both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). In this article, we analyse the Spanish law regulating euthanasia and PAS, comparing ...

Implications of extended terminal sedation

Article indépendant | SORUM, Paul Clay | Journal of medical ethics | n°4 | vol.49

Gilbertson, Savulescu, Oakley and Wilkinson propose extending the availability of terminal sedation (TS) to patients with intractable pain and/or suffering who are expected to live more than 2 weeks (hence the designation of exten...

Expanded terminal sedation : dangerous waters

Article indépendant | RIISFELDT, Thomas David | Journal of medical ethics | n°4 | vol.49

Gilbertson et al should be commended for their insightful exploration of expanded terminal sedation (ETS)1; however, there are a number of concerns that I will address in this response. I will first better characterise the current...

Suffering, existential distress and temporali...

Article indépendant | EMMERICH, Nathan | Journal of medical ethics | n°4 | vol.49

While there is a great deal to agree with in the essay Expanded Terminal Sedation in End-of-Life Care there is, we think, a need to more fully appreciate the humanistic side of both palliative and end-of-life care. Not only does t...