Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in the Post-Rodriguez Era: Lessons from Foreign Jurisdictions
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are highly controversial subjects that have drawn much attention in Canada over the last two decades. This paper outlines how the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, and Canada have approached the practices. Jurisprudence, public opinion polls, legislative developments, and the positions of medical organizations and their members are included in the analysis. A number of arguments for and against the continued prohibition of the practices in Canada are evaluated. As well, information regarding the extent to which euthanasia and assisted suicide are perfor... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
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Osgoode Digital Commons
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Schlagwörter: | Euthanasia--Law and legislation / Assisted suicide--Law and legislation / Netherlands / Canada / United States / Australia / Medical Jurisprudence |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28803217 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol38/iss4/5 |