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Viewpoints: should euthanasia be available for people with existential suffering?

  • Written by Xavier Symons, Research Associate, University of Notre Dame Australia
imageExistential suffering refers to an individual experiencing a lack of meaning or sense of purposelessness in life.Zack Minor/Unsplash, CC BY

Euthanasia debates often focus on people experiencing unbearable physiological or psychological suffering. But research suggests “loss of autonomy” is the primary reason for requesting euthanasia,...

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