Euthanasia and cryothanasia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 08 Aug 2017 United Kingdom English Publisher:WileyJournal:Bioethics, volume 31, pages 526-533 (issn: 0269-9702, eissn: 1467-8519,

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Authors: Francesca Minerva; Anders Sandberg;

doi: 10.1111/bioe.12368

pmid: 28786175

Euthanasia and cryothanasia

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AbstractIn this article we discuss the moral and legal aspects of causing the death of a terminal patient in the hope of extending their life in the future. We call this theoretical procedure cryothanasia. We argue that administering cryothanasia is ethically different from administering euthanasia. Consequently, objections to euthanasia should not apply to cryothanasia, and cryothanasia could also be considered a legal option where euthanasia is illegal.

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United Kingdom

Related Organizations

University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Ghent University
Belgium

Keywords

Cryopreservation, Death, Euthanasia, Humans, Ethics, Medical, Bioethics, Morals

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