Linda Shields
Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion
Shields, Linda; Watson, Roger; Darbyshire, Philip; McKenna, Hugh; Williams, Ged; Hungerford, Catherine; Stanley, David; Ben-Sefer, Ellen; Benedict, Susan; Goodman, Benny; Draper, Peter; Anderson, Judith
Authors
Professor Roger Watson R.Watson@hull.ac.uk
Honourary Professor of Nursing
Philip Darbyshire
Hugh McKenna
Ged Williams
Catherine Hungerford
David Stanley
Ellen Ben-Sefer
Susan Benedict
Benny Goodman
Peter Draper
Judith Anderson
Abstract
A paper was published in 2003 discussing the ethics of nurses participating in executions by inserting the intravenous line for lethal injections and providing care until death. This paper was circulated on an international email list of senior nurses and academics to engender discussion. From that discussion, several people agreed to contribute to a paper expressing their own thoughts and feelings about the ethics of nurses participating in executions in countries where capital punishment is legal. While a range of opinions were presented, these opinions fell into two main themes. The first of these included reflections on the philosophical obligations of nurses as caregivers who support those in times of great need, including condemned prisoners at the end of life. The second theme encompassed the notion that no nurse ever should participate in the active taking of life, in line with the codes of ethics of various nursing organisations. This range of opinions suggests the complexity of this issue and the need for further public discussion.
Citation
Shields, L., Watson, R., Darbyshire, P., McKenna, H., Williams, G., Hungerford, C., …Anderson, J. (2018). Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion. Nursing Ethics, 25(7), 841-854. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733016677870
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 1, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 16, 2016 |
Publication Date | Nov 1, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Jan 10, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 10, 2017 |
Journal | Nursing ethics |
Print ISSN | 0969-7330 |
Electronic ISSN | 1477-0989 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 841-854 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733016677870 |
Keywords | Capital punishment; Codes of ethics; End-of-life issues; Palliative care; Professional ethics |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/472180 |
Publisher URL | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0969733016677870 |
Additional Information | This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article which has been accepted for future publication in: Nursing ethics. |
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