Euthanasia in the Netherlands The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killing

Euthanasia in the Netherlands The Policy and Practice of Mercy Killing / by R. Cohen-Almagor.

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...

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Main Author: Cohen-Almagor, R. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Edition:1st ed. 2004.
Series:International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 20
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ethics.
Medical ethics.
Medical laws and legislation.
Occupational medicine.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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