Abstract:
Legislation supporting voluntary-assisted dying (VAD) is becoming more common globally, where it is used to promote an individual\'s autonomy in settings where they choose to alleviate their suffering by ending their life. This article examines and advocates for access to VAD in a new group - prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment without parole. It addresses several morally important issues, and offers an ethical framework based on comparison to VAD in the setting of the terminally ill.
摘要:
支持自愿协助死亡(VAD)的立法在全球范围内变得越来越普遍,在那里,它被用来促进个人的自主性,在这些环境中,他们选择通过结束生命来减轻痛苦。本文探讨并倡导在一个新的群体中使用VAD-在无假释的无期徒刑中服刑的囚犯。它解决了几个道德上重要的问题,并提供了一个基于在绝症背景下与VAD进行比较的道德框架。