The age limit for euthanasia requests in the Netherlands: a Delphi study among paediatric experts
Background The Dutch Euthanasia Act applies to patients 12 years and older, which makes euthanasia for minors younger than 12 legally impossible. The issue under discussion specifically regards the capacity of minors to request euthanasia. Objective Gain insight in paediatric experts’ views about which criteria are important to assess capacity, from what age minors can meet those criteria, what an assessment procedure should look like and what role parents should have. Methods A Delphi study with 16 experts (paediatricians, paediatric nurses and paediatric psychologists) who work in Children C... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Clinical ethics |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28764358 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/49/7/458 |