Self-Determination and its Limits | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online
2004
Volume 45, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0167-2444
  • E-ISSN: 2949-8651

Abstract

Abstract

Defences of assisted dying typically rely on two supporting values for the practice: patient self-determination (or autonomy) and patient benefit (or well-being). In this paper I explore the roles of these two values in Govert den Hartogh’s .

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