TY - JOUR
T1 - The quality/quantity-of-life distinction and its moral importance for nurses
AU - Kuhse, Helga
AU - Singer, Peter
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - In this paper we reject the "sanctity-of-life" view, which holds that all human lives, irrespective of their quality or kind, are equally valuable and inviolable. We argue that health-care professionals intent on acting in the patients' best interests cannot avoid quality-of-life judgments - for there is a close link between the quality, and kind of life, a patient has and her best interests. This paper reflects on some of these issues.
AB - In this paper we reject the "sanctity-of-life" view, which holds that all human lives, irrespective of their quality or kind, are equally valuable and inviolable. We argue that health-care professionals intent on acting in the patients' best interests cannot avoid quality-of-life judgments - for there is a close link between the quality, and kind of life, a patient has and her best interests. This paper reflects on some of these issues.
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U2 - 10.1016/0020-7489(89)90001-1
DO - 10.1016/0020-7489(89)90001-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 2670799
AN - SCOPUS:0024398067
SN - 0020-7489
VL - 26
SP - 203
EP - 212
JO - International Journal of Nursing Studies
JF - International Journal of Nursing Studies
IS - 3
ER -