Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15744478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvana Barone (0000-0002-8093-9434, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, corresponding author), Yoram Unguru (0000-0002-2250-300X, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 802-814 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.msoc1-1708 |
| PMID | 28846520 |
| OpenAlex | W2744947559 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
As more countries adopt laws and regulations concerning euthanasia, pediatric euthanasia has become an important topic of discussion. Conceptions of what constitutes harm to patients are fluid and highly dependent on a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, health care ethics, family values, and cultural context. Euthanasia could be viewed as iatrogenic insofar as it results in an outcome (death) that some might consider inherently negative. However, this perspective fails to acknowledge that death, the outcome of euthanasia, is not an inadvertent or preventable complication but rather the goal of the medical intervention. Conversely, the refusal to engage in the practice of euthanasia might be conceived as iatrogenic insofar as it might inadvertently prolong patient suffering. This article will explore cultural and social factors informing families', health care professionals', and society's views on pediatric euthanasia in selected countries
Context (archaeology · Do no harm · Harm · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychiatry · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
Attitudes and Practices of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States, Canada, and Europe
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Selected European Countries and US States
Concepts and a model for the comparison of medical systems as cultural systems
The Influence of Cultural Diversity on End-of-life Care and Decisions
Religion and Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide and Terminal Palliative Care
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |