Assessment of physician-assisted death by members of the public prosecution in The Netherlands.
OBJECTIVES: To identify the factors that influence the assessment of reported cases of physician-assisted death by members of the public prosecution. DESIGN/SETTING: At the beginning of 1996, during verbal interviews, 12 short case-descriptions were presented to a representative group of 47 members of the public prosecution in the Netherlands. RESULTS: Assessment varied considerably between respondents. Some respondents made more "lenient" assessments than others. Characteristics of the respondents, such as function, personal-life philosophy and age, were not related to the assessment. Case ch... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
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British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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Schlagwörter: | Research Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27586608 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/25/1/8 |