Assisted dying: an ethics of care perspective

Fine, Laurel (2018). Assisted dying: an ethics of care perspective. University of Birmingham. M.Jur.

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Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to reflect the role of care in response to requests for assistance to die. This thesis will seek to illustrate that it is fundamental that regulatory frameworks concerning assisted dying should attend to the reality of care. In the first chapter, this thesis will establish a care-based ethic which reflects assisted dying. Building on this argument, this thesis then moves to an analysis of the current regulatory frameworks associated with assisted dying namely; the failed attempt at statutory legislation and the Director of Public Prosecution Guidelines. This thesis will then analyse contemporary cases concerning the minimally conscious patient and judicial reasoning in the most recent Supreme Court case, Nicklinson. Ultimately, this thesis will demonstrate that a regulatory framework concerning assisted dying must attend to the realities of care in both the private and public domain and recognise the influence of care on both legislative safeguards and the state provision of care.

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Thesis (Masters by Research > M.Jur.)

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Masters by Research > M.Jur.

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