Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) (which includes euthanasia and assisted suicide) is available in an increasing number of countries. In Belgium, The Netherlands and Switzerland (and was due to be implemented in Canada from 2024) eligibility includes mental suffering in the absence of any physical...
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| description | Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) (which includes euthanasia and assisted suicide) is available in an increasing number of countries. In Belgium, The Netherlands and Switzerland (and was due to be implemented in Canada from 2024) eligibility includes mental suffering in the absence of any physical disorder. There are particular ethical and legal issues when considering MAiD for those involuntarily detained in prisons and hospitals. We describe four recent cases that illustrate these complexities, and highlight issues of equivalence of healthcare and self-determination against concerns about the criteria for determining eligibility of those with non-terminal conditions as well as the objections raised by victims and families and the demands for justice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d5ab5c58c444f278c322e7848861fbf2024-12-16T13:18:44ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47082024-10-014830030510.1192/bjb.2024.23Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent casesRoland M. Jones0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3335-4871Alexander I. F. Simpson1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0478-2583Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaMedical assistance in dying (MAiD) (which includes euthanasia and assisted suicide) is available in an increasing number of countries. In Belgium, The Netherlands and Switzerland (and was due to be implemented in Canada from 2024) eligibility includes mental suffering in the absence of any physical disorder. There are particular ethical and legal issues when considering MAiD for those involuntarily detained in prisons and hospitals. We describe four recent cases that illustrate these complexities, and highlight issues of equivalence of healthcare and self-determination against concerns about the criteria for determining eligibility of those with non-terminal conditions as well as the objections raised by victims and families and the demands for justice.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469424000238/type/journal_articleEuthanasiaassisted suicidepsychiatry and lawprisoncorrectional centre |
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| title | Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases |
| title_full | Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases |
| title_fullStr | Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases |
| title_short | Assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients: complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases |
| title_sort | assisted death for prisoners and forensic patients complexity and controversy illustrated by four recent cases |
| topic | Euthanasia assisted suicide psychiatry and law prison correctional centre |
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