Assisted Death Legal Eligibility Criteria in Jersey's Citizens Jury
a
ssisted death
legal eligibility criteria
a
n introduction
Isra Black
York Law School, University of York
plan
•
assisted death legal eligibility criteria
•
broad sense
•
narrow sense
•
eligibility criteria unpacked
•
autonomy
•
age
•
which eligibility criteria and why?
2
assisted death eligibility criteria
broad sense
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assisted death eligibility criteria
narrow sense
4
eligibility criteria unpacked
autonomy
•
information
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possessing relevant facts about one’s situation
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eg prognosis, alternatives, what assisted death consists in
•
legal (decision-making) capacity
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using information to choose in accordance w/personal values
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Capacity and Self-Determination (Jersey) Law 2016
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voluntariness
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freedom from influence on values (coercion, undue influence)
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freedom from interference w/knowledge (manipulation)
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eligibility criteria unpacked
age
•
most jurisdictions restrict assisted death to adults
•
some jurisdictions permit assisted death for minors
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eg Netherlands, Belgium
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considerations for minor assisted death
•
standard of decision-making capacity?
•
parental powers?
•
to veto a minor’s request for assisted death
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to consent to assisted death on minor’s behalf
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which eligibility criteria and why?
reasons for selection
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‘legal eligibility criteria reflect what kinds of assisted death
are morally permissible’
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‘legal eligibility criteria reflect a concern for “control of the
consequences” of legalising assisted death’
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law may be
narrower
than morals
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objective that only people who
want
die and who
ought to
receive assistance
in fact
have assisted death
•
are narrower eligibility criteria
safer
?
•
are narrower eligibility criteria worth trade offs?
7
summary
•
assisted death legal eligibility criteria
•
broad sense
•
narrow sense
•
eligibility criteria unpacked
•
autonomy
•
age
•
which eligibility criteria and why?
8
any questions?
9
Delve into the legal eligibility criteria for assisted death as discussed in Jersey's citizens jury, covering topics like autonomy, age restrictions, and the implications of narrower criteria on moral and ethical considerations. Consider the balance between individual choice and regulatory control in determining who qualifies for assistance in dying.
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assisted death legal eligibility criteria an introduction Isra Black York Law School, University of York Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021
plan assisted death legal eligibility criteria broad sense narrow sense eligibility criteria unpacked autonomy age which eligibility criteria and why? Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 2
assisted death eligibility criteria broad sense Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 3
assisted death eligibility criteria narrow sense Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 4
eligibility criteria unpacked autonomy information possessing relevant facts about one s situation eg prognosis, alternatives, what assisted death consists in legal (decision-making) capacity using information to choose in accordance w/personal values Capacity and Self-Determination (Jersey) Law 2016 voluntariness freedom from influence on values (coercion, undue influence) freedom from interference w/knowledge (manipulation) Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 5
eligibility criteria unpacked age most jurisdictions restrict assisted death to adults some jurisdictions permit assisted death for minors eg Netherlands, Belgium considerations for minor assisted death standard of decision-making capacity? parental powers? to veto a minor s request for assisted death to consent to assisted death on minor s behalf Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 6
which eligibility criteria and why? reasons for selection legal eligibility criteria reflect what kinds of assisted death are morally permissible legal eligibility criteria reflect a concern for control of the consequences of legalising assisted death law may be narrower than morals objective that only people who want die and who ought to receive assistance in fact have assisted death are narrower eligibility criteria safer? are narrower eligibility criteria worth trade offs? Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 7
summary assisted death legal eligibility criteria broad sense narrow sense eligibility criteria unpacked autonomy age which eligibility criteria and why? Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 8
any questions? Jersey assisted dying citizens jury March-May 2021 9
