为什么我们需要在辅助死亡辩论中考虑脆弱性
Sarah A Hopkins1, Annabel Price2, Simon N Etkind3
1Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, East Forvie Building Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK.
Age and ageing
|March 4, 2025
概括
弱小的老年人有助于死亡 (AD) 的资格是复杂的,因为预后不清楚,以及绝症和残疾的模糊. 关系自主性和潜在的胁迫需要在AD讨论中仔细考虑.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 生物伦理学生物伦理学
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 协助死亡 (AD) 在全球越来越多地合法化,英国提出了新的立法.
- 患有虚弱的老年人代表着临死人口的日益增长.
- 阿尔茨海默病对脆弱个体的影响仍未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 探索协助死亡对经历脆弱的老年人的复杂的伦理和实际影响.
- 检查脆弱性如何与当前和拟议的辅助死亡立法相交.
- 确定符合资格,保障和社会态度的关键考虑因素.
主要方法:
- 对辅助死亡框架的文献审查和伦理分析.
- 讨论涉及脆弱个体和辅助死亡的案例情景.
- 审查立法提案和道德准则.
主要成果:
- 虚弱使得AD的资格复杂化,因为预后模两可,以及绝症和残疾之间的区别.
- 在脆弱人群中常见的关系自主性,引发了人们对隐含胁迫的担忧.
- 脆弱性,负担感和年龄歧视之间的联系可能会影响协助死亡的决定.
结论:
- 对于脆弱个体的辅助死亡的资格和保障需要在立法中进一步澄清.
- 解决与关系自主性和感知负担相关的问题至关重要.
- 缓解能力主义和年龄主义态度对于防止在辅助死亡政策中的歧视至关重要.
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