Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia by Jason Chen

“…I specifically respond to the objection posed by Leon Kass and Thomas Cavanaugh, who resist the comparison between pet euthanasia and human euthanasia. …”
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Opportunities and practices supporting responsive health care for forced migrants: lessons from transnational practice and a mixed-methods systematic review by Amy Robinson, Protus Musotsi, Ziaur Rahman A Khan, Laura Nellums, Bayan Faiq, Kofi Broadhurst, Gisela Renolds, Michael Pritchard, Andrew Smith

“…Limitations Review: wide heterogeneity in study characteristics presented challenges in drawing clear associations from the data. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…In the absence of such a directive, these institutions are to ask if patients would like to complete one and to abide by it if presented by the patient.[4] These directives give patients control of future medical decisions in three key areas: entrusting an individual to act as a medical decision-making proxy, preferences for and consent to future treatment, and a statement of overall personal values and preferences to help inform future medical decisions by providers.[5] Although professionals initially crafted the law with end-of-life care in mind, 27 states now have mental health-specific provisions included in advance directive statutes.[6] As a subset of advance directives, psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are meant to protect patient autonomy during the treatment of psychiatric episodes when competence is compromised. …”
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