The suitability of doctors as agents of assisting dying remains debated, although it is common in many jurisdictions, and ...

In her recent article, Shahvisi1 argues that ethicists address the ethics of scarce resources at length but scarcely address ...

The ageing of the global population prompts many countries to appropriately allocate healthcare resources that ensure adequate elder care. Nevertheless, the shortages in and burdens of professional ...

Purpose This qualitative study investigates how Canadian physician-providers of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) perceived their role in making judgements when assessing patients for MAiD.

Some of the most widely accepted arguments in favour of abortion seem to undermine the view that infanticide is impermissible. In this paper, I outline a proposal that addresses this issue, arguing ...

The allocation of scarce healthcare resources inherently involves trade-offs between the interests of ‘visible’ and ‘invisible’ victims (ie, individuals who are aware that they are shortchanged by ...

1 King's College London, MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2 Division of ...

Clarifying the limits of advance directive in decision-making around food and nutrition in patients with dementia ...

The Roman Catholic Church in Australia has lobbied politicians to prohibit embryonic stem cell research, on the grounds that such research violates the sanctity and inherent dignity of human life. I ...