Battlefield Euthanasia
Should Mercy-Killings Be Allowed
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20138217 |
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| Authors | David L Perry (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 119 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2975 |
| OpenAlex | W745222048 |
| Language | EN |
The survival rate of American military personnel seriously wounded in combat has risen dramatically in recent decades. But situations still arise when wounded soldiers cannot be saved, nor their suffering sufficiently palliated, creating difficult ethical dilemmas for their fellow troops. The Geneva Conventions and most codes of medical ethics prohibit direct and intentional killing of wounded, and changing our relevant treaty obligations would have serious strategic consequences. Battlefield euthanasia can be morally justified, but the military profession should not argue for its legality
Ancient history · Battle · Battlefield · Criminology · Political science · Principle of legality · Health and Conflict Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Highly cited | No |
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