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oapen-20.500.12657-350822022-04-26T11:17:07Z Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands Griffiths, John Bood, Alex Weyers, Heleen law public administration medicine and health bestuurskunde geneeskunde recht bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::L Law bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine The Netherlands is the only country in the world in which euthanasia, under narrow-defined circumstances, is legally permissible. Considerable attention has been paid over a number of years to the problem of regulating it and information has been systematically collected concerning actual practice. Therefore the Dutch experience is of interest not only to the Dutch, but to anyone who is considering wether or not to make euthanasia a legal practice. This book is written for a reader without specific knowledge of law. The central focus of the book is on Dutch law pertaining to euthanansia, but it also considers the moral and legal principles that have played a role in the Dutch debate, the available evidence bearing on actual practice and on the effectiveness of legal control. It ends with some reflections on the problem of the 'slippery slope' and the question whether the Dutch experience is 'exportable'. It includes translations of the relevant legislation (including proposed reforms) and of three leading cases. 2010-12-31 23:55:55 2019-12-10 14:46:32 2020-04-01T15:32:53Z 2020-04-01T15:32:53Z 1998 book 340266 OCN: 302054360 9789053562758 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/35082 eng application/pdf n/a 340266.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789053562758 10.5117/9789053562758 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789053562758 382 open access
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The Netherlands is the only country in the world in which euthanasia, under narrow-defined circumstances, is legally permissible. Considerable attention has been paid over a number of years to the problem of regulating it and information has been systematically collected concerning actual practice. Therefore the Dutch experience is of interest not only to the Dutch, but to anyone who is considering wether or not to make euthanasia a legal practice. This book is written for a reader without specific knowledge of law. The central focus of the book is on Dutch law pertaining to euthanansia, but it also considers the moral and legal principles that have played a role in the Dutch debate, the available evidence bearing on actual practice and on the effectiveness of legal control. It ends with some reflections on the problem of the 'slippery slope' and the question whether the Dutch experience is 'exportable'. It includes translations of the relevant legislation (including proposed reforms) and of three leading cases.
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