Book contents
- Practical Ethics in Suicide
- Practical Ethics in Suicide
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Ethical Perspectives to Guide Decision-Making
- 2 Moral Dilemmas in Helpline Rescue Policies
- 3 Ethical Challenges in Suicide Research
- 4 The Control of Suicide Promotion over the Internet
- 5 Genetic Testing for Suicide Risk Assessment
- 6 Suicide and Civil Commitment
- 7 The Legal Status of Suicide
- 8 The Rhetoric of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (‘Medical Assistance in Dying’)
- 9 Suicide Prevention and the Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying
- 10 Conclusion: My Brother’s Keeper
- References
- Index
9 - Suicide Prevention and the Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2024
- Practical Ethics in Suicide
- Practical Ethics in Suicide
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Ethical Perspectives to Guide Decision-Making
- 2 Moral Dilemmas in Helpline Rescue Policies
- 3 Ethical Challenges in Suicide Research
- 4 The Control of Suicide Promotion over the Internet
- 5 Genetic Testing for Suicide Risk Assessment
- 6 Suicide and Civil Commitment
- 7 The Legal Status of Suicide
- 8 The Rhetoric of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (‘Medical Assistance in Dying’)
- 9 Suicide Prevention and the Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying
- 10 Conclusion: My Brother’s Keeper
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses whether if Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is available, people working in suicide prevention should continue to strive to prevent all suicides, or if there are some circumstances where we should abstain from preventing a death by suicide, or even encourage people to seek MAiD. Despite mandates and ethical standards to help all suicidal people, in practice, suicide workers face moral dilemmas in some circumstances. Our analysis shows the proposals that present a clear distinction between MAiD and suicide are empirically unjustified, and people requesting MAiD could benefit from suicide prevention interventions that respect autonomy. We conclude that there are no ethically justifiable distinctions between how to respond to people requesting MAiD and suicidal individuals.
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- Practical Ethics in SuicideResearch, Policy and Clinical Decision-Making, pp. 167 - 175Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024