The Great escape? A liberal perspective on assisted suicide for prisoners

Croce, Yoann Della

doi:10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100566

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“…However, this last topic, assisted suicide in prison, is an important ethical element that has yet to find a common agreement [ 43 , 44 ].…”

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Respect for bioethical principles and human rights in prisons: a systematic review on the state of the art

Esposito,

Szocik,

Capasso

et al. 2024

BMC Med Ethics

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Background Respect for human rights and bioethical principles in prisons is a crucial aspect of society and is proportional to the well-being of the general population. To date, these ethical principles have been lacking in prisons and prisoners are victims of abuse with strong repercussions on their physical and mental health. Methods A systematic review was performed, through a MESH of the following words (bioethics) AND (prison), (ethics) AND (prison), (bioethics) AND (jail), (ethics) AND (jail), (bioethics) AND (penitentiary), (ethics) AND (penitentiary), (prison) AND (human rights). Inclusion and exclusion criteria were defined and after PRISMA, 17 articles were included in the systematic review. Results Of the 17 articles, most were prevalence studies (n.5) or surveys (n.4), followed by cross-sectional studies (n.3), qualitative studies (n.1), retrospective (n.1) and an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study design (n.1). In most cases, the studies associated bioethics with prisoners’ access to treatment for various pathologies such as vaccinations, tuberculosis, hepatitis, HIV, it was also found that bioethics in prisons was related to the mental health of prisoners, disability, ageing, the condition of women, the risk of suicide or with the request for end-of-life by prisoners. The results showed shortcomings in the system of maintaining bioethical principles and respect for human rights. Conclusions Prisoners, in fact, find it difficult to access care, and have an increased risk of suicide and disability. Furthermore, they are often used as improper organ donors and have constrained autonomy that also compromises their willingness to have end-of-life treatments. In conclusion, prison staff (doctors, nurses, warders, managers) must undergo continuous refresher courses to ensure compliance with ethical principles and human rights in prisons.

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“…However, this last topic, assisted suicide in prison, is an important ethical element that has yet to find a common agreement [ 43 , 44 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Respect for bioethical principles and human rights in prisons: a systematic review on the state of the art

Esposito,

Szocik,

Capasso

et al. 2024

BMC Med Ethics

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Assisted dying requests from people in detention: Psychiatric, ethical, and legal considerations–A literature review

2022

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The principle of equivalence of care states that prisoners must have access to the same standard of health care as the general population. If, as recent court decisions suggest, assisted dying is not limited to people with a terminal physical illness or irremediable suffering, it might also be requested by people with severe mental illness in detention. Some of the countries with legal regulations on assisted dying also have recommendations on how to handle requests from prisoners. However, detention itself can lead to psychological distress and suicidality, so we must consider whether and how people in such settings can make autonomous decisions. Ethical conflicts arise with regard to an individual's free will, right to life, and physical and personal integrity and to the right of a state to inflict punishment. Furthermore, people in prison often receive insufficient mental health care. In this review, we compare different practices for dealing with requests for assisted dying from people in prison and forensic psychiatric facilities and discuss the current ethical and psychiatric issues concerning assisted dying in such settings.

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The Great escape? A liberal perspective on assisted suicide for prisoners

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

Respect for bioethical principles and human rights in prisons: a systematic review on the state of the art

Respect for bioethical principles and human rights in prisons: a systematic review on the state of the art

Assisted dying requests from people in detention: Psychiatric, ethical, and legal considerations–A literature review

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