On the Authority of Advance Euthanasia Directives for People with Severe Dementia: Reflections on a Dutch Case
Abstract In 2016, a Dutch physician complied with the advance euthanasia directive of a patient with severe dementia. In the ensuing lawsuit, the physician was charged principally with termination of life on request, with euthanasia, that is, and alternatively with murder. A district court acquitted her of both charges, a decision later upheld by the Dutch Supreme Court . Euthanasia is still a criminal offense in the Netherlands, but in 2002, a new euthanasia act came into effect allowing a physician to perform euthanasia if she has fulfilled six due‐care criteria, the two most important of wh... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Hastings Center Report ; volume 52, issue 5, page 24-31 ; ISSN 0093-0334 1552-146X |
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Wiley
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Schlagwörter: | Health Policy / Philosophy / Issues / ethics and legal aspects / Health (social science) / General Medicine |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27079714 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hast.1418 |