'Being a burden' and assisted dying
About this episode
The episode discusses the pressures faced by caregivers of terminally ill individuals and the implications of feeling like a burden in the context of assisted dying.
Caring for a terminally ill person can place huge pressure - financial, emotional, physical - on the caregivers, who are often family members. And it's not uncommon at the end of life for someone for feel as though they're a 'burden' to those around them. But how should perceptions of burdensomeness play into decisions around medically assisted dying?
Topics covered
- assisted dying
- burdensomeness
- caregiving
- terminal illness
- ethical decisions
Keywords
- assisted dying
- burden
- caregivers
- terminal illness
- ethical considerations
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