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J Bioeth Inq
; 13(4): 467-471, 2016 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27631123
Subject(s)
Decision Making , Informed Consent , Radiotherapy , Social Control, Formal , Therapies, Investigational , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male
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J Bioeth Inq
; 13(2): 173-8, 2016 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27048423
ABSTRACT
A major appellate court decision from the United States seriously questions the legal sufficiency of prevailing medical criteria for the determination of death by neurological criteria. There may be a mismatch between legal and medical standards for brain death, requiring the amendment of either or both. In South Australia, a Bill seeks to establish a legal right for a defined category of persons suffering unbearably to request voluntary euthanasia. However, an essential criterion of a voluntary decision is that it is not tainted by undue influence, and this Bill falls short of providing adequate guidance to assess for undue influence.