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The ethics of end-of-life care for prison inmates.

F Cohn1.   

Abstract

Author contends that the philosophical arguments involving the value of persons, social contract theory, the definition of justice, the notion of just desserts, and a utilitarian calculus of societal benefits and burdens provide support for an ethical imperative to provide end-of-life care to dying prisoners.

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Keywords:  Death and Euthanasia; Professional Patient Relationship

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Year:  1999        PMID: 11067602     DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720x.1999.tb01459.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Law Med Ethics        ISSN: 1073-1105            Impact factor:   1.718


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1.  Prevalence and characteristics of prisoners requiring end-of-life care: A prospective national survey.

Authors:  Lionel Pazart; Aurélie Godard-Marceau; Aline Chassagne; Aurore Vivot-Pugin; Elodie Cretin; Edouard Amzallag; Regis Aubry
Journal:  Palliat Med       Date:  2017-08-08       Impact factor: 4.762

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