Dependency, justice and the ethic of care

Ellis, Kathryn K.

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“…Relationships form the main focus of the humanist perspective in that the individual is recurrently framed through his/her relationships. What is formulated in those positions is an integration of care and autonomy in the sense of a relational autonomy (Ellis, 2004), 'where the self is viewed as situated in a matrix of relationships' (Kittay, 2007: 66). Norwood (2007) argues that the possibility to openly talk about euthanasia provides people the opportunity to engage with their close relations more honestly since the practice of euthanasia is not an individual decision but is profoundly influenced by conversations with one's loved ones.…”

Section: Contesting Carementioning

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Negotiating euthanasia: Civil society contesting ‘the completed life’

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Forchtner

2021

Current Sociology

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Autonomy and independence have become crucial elements of end-of-life decision making. Opinions on the latter are, however, strongly contested in public discourses. This contribution analyses arguments in favour of and against a Dutch civil society initiative which promotes the extension of the legislation on euthanasia. The authors investigate Dutch newspapers associated with three groups: religious, liberal and humanist perspectives, and do so by utilising quantitative and qualitative elements from a discourse-analytical perspective, raising the following questions: Which stances can be identified? How do different parties position themselves with regard to a ‘completed life’ and a ‘good death’? To what extent do these positions create demarcations between ‘us’ and ‘them’? The authors show that the debate developed along the lines of three key topoi: the topos of autonomy, the topos of human worth and the topos of embeddedness. The authors thereby identify how the different discursive positions define different visions of dying as ‘legitimate’ and as a proper end to a completed life.

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Section: Contesting Carementioning

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Negotiating euthanasia: Civil society contesting ‘the completed life’

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Forchtner

2021

Current Sociology

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“…One of the characteristics of the moral status conferred by personhood in that tradition is that in principle it applies equally to all persons. As Ellis [11] puts it in describing what she terms 'classical liberal justice' 'the equality of rights holders serves to preserve individual liberty by equalising relationships among members of civil society.' There are usually no gradations in this status, and it is one of the basic tenets of the Kantian liberal tradition that whatever universal liberties can be adduced from the moral status of the person apply equally to all persons.…”

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A Fair Range of Choice: Justifying Maximum Patient Choice in the British National Health Service

Wilmot

2007

Health Care Anal

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In this paper I put forward an ethical argument for the provision of extensive patient choice by the British National Health Service. I base this argument on traditional liberal rights to freedom of choice, on a welfare right to health care, and on a view of health as values-based. I argue that choice, to be ethically sustainable on this basis, must be values-based and rational. I also consider whether the British taxpayer may be persuadable with regard to the moral acceptability of patient choice, making use of Rawls' theory of political liberalism in this context. I identify issues that present problems in terms of public acceptance of choice, and also identify a boundary issue with regard to public health choices as against individual choices.

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“…Articulating the different components of caring, particularly the link between the pragmatic and the emotional aspects of care (e.g. taking responsibility for, and caring about, as well as the actual hands-on delivery of physical care) does serve the purpose of making care work visible and allows for an understanding regarding the meeting of welfare need that is not simply about individuals and the state allocating resources (Ellis 2004). It also serves the valuable purpose of exposing the neo-liberal myth that engagement in the fulfilment of citizenship duties is possible only through participation in paid work*i.e.…”

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A Comparative Analysis of Personalisation: Balancing an Ethic of Care with User Empowerment

Rummery¹

2011

Ethics and Social Welfare

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Dependency, justice and the ethic of care

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Negotiating euthanasia: Civil society contesting ‘the completed life’

Negotiating euthanasia: Civil society contesting ‘the completed life’

A Fair Range of Choice: Justifying Maximum Patient Choice in the British National Health Service

A Comparative Analysis of Personalisation: Balancing an Ethic of Care with User Empowerment

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