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Assisted suicide is a critical problem in psychiatry
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Active euthanasia is currently permitted in Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia, Luxembourg, Canada, Australia and India. Assisted suicide is allowed in Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Japan, as well as in the states of Washington, Oregon ...
P. Liubov
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Assisted Suicide: Is There a Future? Ethical and Nursing Considerations
, 1996 It is imperative that nurses take a personal and professional stand in the debate regarding physician-assisted suicide. Through case examples, this article defines and illustrates forms of euthanasia, including active and passive, voluntary and ...
Kowalski, Susan D.
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Assisted suicide for depression [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 EDITOR, - It is important to learn the appropriate lesson from Alan D Ogilvie and S G Potts's editorial concerning Dr Boudewijn Chabot's assistance in the suicide of a depressed patient.1 Euthanasia can be compared to psychosurgery, since it is an inherently destructive medical intervention that is always regrettable and, while occasionally warranted ...
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Conscience, Referral, and Physician Assisted Suicide
, 1993 Practices such as physician assisted suicide, even if legal, engender a range of moral conflicts to which many are oblivious. A recent proposal for physician assisted suicide provides an example by calling upon physicians opposed to suicide to refer ...
Wildes, Kevin Wm., Wildes, Kevin William
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More on assisted suicide [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2012 I agree with Drs. Flegel and Fletcher that we must speak up now regarding assisted suicide and euthanasia.[1][1] On July 15, 2012, in the Carter decision, a provincial judge rejected the Supreme Court’s Rodriguez precedent and purported to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia ...
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Physician-Assisted Suicide in Psychiatry: Developments in the Netherlands
, 1998 Physician-assisted suicide can now be officially and legally carried out for psychiatric patients in The Netherlands who request it, provided that criteria are met.
Asmus, Frank P. +2 more
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The Morality of Physician-Assisted Suicide
, 1992 ...[T]he time has come for a serious discussion of the morality and legality of physician-assisted suicide. I hope to contribute to that discussion by first analyzing the concept of assisted suicide and describing the diversity of possible legal ...
Weir, Robert F., Miller, Robert J.
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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: Attitudes of Irish consultant physicians [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: This study examines the attitudes of Irish consultant physicians towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Methods: Data were collected between May and October 2016.
Crowley, P. +4 more
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Active Voluntary Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide?
, 1997 OBJECTIVE: To find out why Dutch general practitioners (GPs) and nursing home physicians (NHPs), and patients (according to their physician) opt for active voluntary euthanasia rather than for physician-assisted suicide, or vice-versa.
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D. +4 more
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How does legalization of physician assisted suicide affect rates of suicide? [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: Several US states have legalized or decriminalised physician assisted suicide (PAS) whilst others are currently considering permitting PAS.
Jones, David Albert, Paton, David
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