The Unexamined Benefits of the Expansive Legalization of Medical Assistance-in-Dying.
End-of-life issues
Harm reduction
Medical assistance-in-dying
Slippery slope
Suicide
Journal
Journal of bioethical inquiry
ISSN: 1872-4353
Titre abrégé: J Bioeth Inq
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101250741
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2022
12 2022
Historique:
received:
21
12
2021
accepted:
17
05
2022
pubmed:
27
9
2022
medline:
11
2
2023
entrez:
26
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
If you slide far enough down the slippery slope envisioned by opponents of medical assistance-in-dying (MAiD), you eventually land in a ghastly society with industrialized euthanasia, rampant suicide, and devalued life. But what if the slippery slope leads us somewhere better? This paper explores the benefits of eliminating nearly all MAiD prohibitions and regulations. We anticipate three positive effects for public health: 1. Expanded access to those currently not qualified from MAiD by removing ineffective access criteria; 2. Harm reduction by making MAiD safer and by rerouting suicidal patients into alternate care; and 3. Improvements to the health system through lowered healthcare costs and increased patient activation in end-of-life care. Safeguards and prohibitions deny those who wish to die the ability to do so to prevent the potential danger of a few being subjected to an undesired early death.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36156765
doi: 10.1007/s11673-022-10211-w
pii: 10.1007/s11673-022-10211-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
655-665Informations de copyright
© 2022. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Pty Ltd.
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