The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson

The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson

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#605: Autonomy and Suicide

#605: Autonomy and Suicide

A short reflection.

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Matthew Lee Anderson
Sep 18, 2024
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TLDR: If autonomy sanctions suicide in cases of suffering, why not also in other cases?

I have been reading Principles of Biomedical Ethics lately, in preparation for a weekend conversation with the Paul Ramsey Fellowship. Beauchamp and Childress’ (B&C’s) work has a claim to be the most influential work in medical ethics since the first edition came out…

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