Description: Second Edition.| New York: Routledge, 2020.| Series: Routledge international
handbooks| Revised edition of Routledge handbook of disability studies, 2012.| Includes …

The question of whether problems with the social determinants of health that might impact
decision-making justify denying eligibility for assisted dying has recently come to the fore in …

This chapter focuses on the ontology of disability, ethics and the moral significance of
disability and, finally, political philosophy and its implications for disabled people's social …

In 2017, Italy passed a law that provides for a systematic discipline on informed consent,
advance directives, and advance care planning. It ranges from decisions contextual to …

Some of the most common arguments against legalizing assisted dying are based on
appealing to the rights of people with disabilities. This article identifies and responds to …

A bioética aborda questões polêmicas tornando-se um tema difícil de discutir por envolver
diversas indagações. Dessa forma, o trabalho objetiva caracterizar a produção científica a …

One of the common domains in health care in which the concept of vulnerability is used is
end-of-life care, including euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS). Since different uses and …

Since medical assistance in dying (MAiD) became legal in Canada in 2016, there have
been concerns about vulnerable people feeling pressured to end their lives. It is important to …

It has only been four years since the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
(JARID) last published a special issue on Death and Dying, edited by Stuart Todd, Jane …

Contemporary bioethics generally stipulates that public moral deliberation must avoid
allowing religious beliefs to influence or justify health policy and law. Secular premises and …