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Chronic pain and voluntary euthanasiaKeywords: Chronic pain , Emotion , Decision making , Voluntary euthanasia Abstract: Emotional status and its brain bases change in a chronic pain patient and this change affects his/her decision making ability. Moreover, it is accepted that a mentally disturbed individual is not competent to make critical decisions. According to these bases, this article demonstrates that such patients are not entitled to request voluntary euthanasia.
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