Supporting irrational suicide |
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Authors: | Hardcastle Valerie Gray Stewart Rosalyn Walker |
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Affiliation: | Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, USA,;University of Texas, Galveston, USA |
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Abstract: | In this essay, we present three case studies which suggest that sometimes we are better off supporting a so–called irrational suicide, and that emotional or psychological distress – even if medically controllable – might justify a suicide. We underscore how complicated these decisions are and how murky a physician's moral role can be. We advocate a more individualized route to end–of–life care, eschewing well–meaning, principled, generalizations in favor of a highly contextualized, patient–centered, approach. We conclude that our Western traditions of promoting reasoned behavior and life themselves may at times be counter–productive. |
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