Anna Elsner
Title
Prof. Dr.
Last Name
Elsner
First name
Anna
Email
anna.elsner@unisg.ch
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Item type:Publication, Assisted Lab – Zur kulturellen Dimension der SterbehilfeType:journal articleJournal:Re:visit. Humanities & Medicine in DialogueVolume:4Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Language Matters: The Semantics and Politics of “Assisted Dying”(Wiley, 2024-11-02); ; ; This essay examines the impact of linguistic choices on the perception and regulation of assisted dying, particularly in Canada. It argues that euphemistic terms like “medical assistance in dying” and its acronym, “MAID,” serve to normalize the practice, potentially obscuring its moral gravity. This contrasts with what is seen in Belgium and the Netherlands, where terms like “euthanasia” are used, as well as in France and the United Kingdom, where terminology remains divisive and contested. By tracing the evolution of these terms and what they reveal about different cultural and legal approaches, this essay sheds light on the politics of language in end-of-life discourses. It suggests that the shift toward euphemistic language reflects a broader discomfort with death that can shape public attitudes and legal frameworks. It calls for a more transparent, philosophically grounded approach to terminology and suggests that continued debate about semantics is necessary to capture the complexities and ethical significance of assisted dying.Type:journal articleJournal:Hastings Center ReportVolume:54Issue:5Scopus© Citations 3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, A Philosopher Goes to the Doctor: A Critical Look at Philosophical Assumptions in Medicine, by Dien Ho.Type:journal articleJournal:Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare EthicsVolume:31Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, “Accompanied Only by My Thoughts”: A Kantian Perspective on Autonomy at the End of LifeType:journal articleJournal:The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of MedicineVolume:47Issue:6Scopus© Citations 10 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Introduction: The languages and cultures of pain: Towards a global medical humanitiesType:journal articleJournal:Journal of Romance StudiesVolume:22Issue:4Scopus© Citations 5 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, After COVID-19: The Way We Die from Now OnType:journal articleJournal:Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare EthicsVolume:30Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Frédéric Badré's La grande santé : Palliation as a Literary Practice?Type:journal articleJournal:L'Esprit CréateurVolume:61Issue:1Scopus© Citations 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, In the Margins: Louis Wolfson, Language,
Literature and a Dying MotherType:journal articleJournal:Essays in French Literature and CultureVolume:13