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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Legal standards for brain death and undue influence in euthanasia laws |
Author: | Pope, T. Okninski, M. |
Citation: | Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2016; 13(2):173-178 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
ISSN: | 1176-7529 1872-4353 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Thaddeus Mason Pope, Michaela E. Okninski |
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. |
Keywords: | Brain death Determination of death by neurological criteria End-of-life Life-sustaining treatment Uniform Determination of Death Act American Academy of Neurology Voluntary euthanasia Undue influence Voluntariness |
Rights: | © Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Pty Ltd. 2016 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11673-016-9718-0 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11673-016-9718-0 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Law publications |
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