Open regulation and practice in assisted dying : How Switzerland compares with the Netherlands and Oregon
The Netherlands, Oregon and Switzerland are the only areas in the world where assistance in dying has legally been practised in recent years. This article provides a detailed comparison of the history of the origins, legislation, monitoring systems and the extent of assistance in dying in these three places. It shows that the actual practice in Switzerland which, unlike Oregon, also allows assistance in suicide by means of infusions or gastric tubes, can today be technically quite similar to the permitted practice of active euthanasia on request in the Netherlands. Considering the precondition... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2002 |
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EMH Swiss Medical Publishers
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Schlagwörter: | Epidemiology / Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) / 610 Medicine & health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26839341 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/110781/ |