Cryonics, euthanasia, and the doctrine of double effect
Abstract In 1989, Thomas Donaldson requested the California courts to allow physicians to hasten his death. Donaldson had been diagnosed with brain cancer, and he desired to die in order to cryonically preserve his brain, so as to stop its further deterioration. This case elicits an important questi...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-023-00137-5 |