Euthanasia in the Netherlands The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killing /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cohen-Almagor, Raphael (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Σειρά: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 20
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Ethics.; Occupational medicine.; Medical ethics.; Medical laws and legislation.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Medical Law.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.

The Dutch experience has influenced the debate on euthanasia and death with dignity around the globe, especially with regard to whether physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legitimized or legalized. A review of the literature reveals complex and often contradictory views about the Dut...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgments. Introduction
• Preliminaries: Comparative Law
• Part A: Background. 1: The Three Research Reports of 1990, 1995 and 2001, and Their Interpretations. 2: The Practice of Euthanasia and the Legal Framework
• Part B: Fieldwork. 3: The Methodology
• Phase I: The Interviews. 4: Why the Netherlands? 5: Views on the Practice of Euthanasia. 6: Worrisome Data. 7: The Remmelink Contention and the British Criticism. 8: Should Physicians Suggest Euthanasia to Their Patients? 9: Breaches of the Guidelines. 10: On Palliative Care and the Dutch Culture. 11: On Legislation and the "Chabot" Case
• Phase II: Interviewees' General Comments. a. Preliminaries. b. General Comments
• Phase III: Updates. a. Preliminaries. b. On the New Act. c. On the Work of the Regional Committees. d. Further Concerns
• Part C: Conclusion. a. Preliminaries. b. Suggestions for Improvement
• Appendix I: Interviews in the Netherlands (Summer 1999). Appendix II: Interviews and Telephone Conversations in the Netherlands (Summer 2001). Appendix III: Interviews in the Netherlands (April 2002)
• Index: General. Index: Court Cases.