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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1996 This article provides a brief review of the history of euthanasia. The problems involved in withholding or withdrawing treatment, physician-assisted suicide, and arguments for or against euthanasia are discussed. Changes in both societal and physician attitudes and practices are presented.
D J, Nyman, L A, Eidelman, C L, Sprung
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The Lancet, 1992 The principles of self-determination and individual well-being support the use of voluntary euthanasia by those who do not have moral or professional objections to it. Opponents of this posture cite the ethical wrongness of the act itself and the folly of any public or legal policy permitting euthanasia.
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BMJ, 2001 Editor—Emanuel misses the point in his editorial about euthanasia.1 The question is not “Should we debate whether to legalise euthanasia?” Euthanasia already happens, and is widely supported.2–5 The question is “Should we regulate existing practice using the Netherlands model?”
J. Dearling, M. H K Irwin
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Current Protocols in Immunology, 1997 AbstractEuthanasia of laboratory animals must be performed by trained personnel using appropriate techniques, equipment, and reagents in order to effect a death that is humane and satisfies research requirements. Acceptable methods of euthanasia are painless or minimize distress, and are quick and easy to perform, safe for those performing the ...
John Donovan, Patricia Brown
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Euthanasia and cryothanasia [PDF]
Bioethics, 2017 AbstractIn this article we discuss the moral and legal aspects of causing the death of a terminal patient in the hope of extending their life in the future. We call this theoretical procedure cryothanasia. We argue that administering cryothanasia is ethically different from administering euthanasia.
Minerva F, Sandberg A
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EUTHANASIA IN THE NETHERLANDS [PDF]
Critical Care Clinics, 1996 A review of two decades of euthanasia advocacy reveals that the arguments in favor of euthanasia are not consistent. Although the Dutch debate on euthanasia started as a protest against contemporary medicine's power over death and dying, the general acceptance of euthanasia and recent litigation may have increased medical power by shifting the balance ...
Have, H.A.M.J. ten, Welie, J.V.M.
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Economics and Euthanasia [PDF]
Health Services Management Research, 2001 This paper argues that a cost/benefit-type economic analysis of whether or not to prohibit euthanasia should not be undertaken by health services managers unless ethical issues have been resolved to a particular conclusion. A conclusion on ethical grounds in favour of the prohibition of euthanasia renders the consideration of economic criteria ...
David Paton, Stephen Heasell
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A perspective on euthanasia [PDF]
British Journal of Cancer, 2006 Throughout the world there are discussions regarding end-of-life issues and the assistance of dying by medical and other professionals. Cancer patients do ask about end-of-life issues and if health care professionals are open, many will ask about assisted dying – in Oregon, the rate of death from physician-assisted suicide (PAS) for cancer patients was
D Oliver, D Oliver
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British Medical Bulletin, 1996 This paper examines why the law concerns itself with euthanasia. The nature of the right to life and its protection in law is explored. Such a right demands legal intervention to prohibit, or at least control, involuntary and non-voluntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia is not a violation of the individual's right to life as such, so on what grounds ...
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