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Key challenges in providing assisted dying in Belgium: a qualitative analysis of health professionals’ experiences [PDF]

open access: yesPalliative Care and Social Practice
Background: Assisted dying or ‘euthanasia’ has been legal in Belgium since 2002. Extensive research has been conducted which investigates Belgian euthanasia practice, however, the current challenges that health professionals face when providing ...
Madeleine Archer   +4 more
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Perceptions of swine euthanasia among Brazilian caretakers from non-integrated swine farms [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
Timely and humane euthanasia is crucial for animal welfare on swine farms, yet challenges persist in its implementation, particularly in Brazil, where the responsibility often falls to caretakers lacking training. This study aimed to assess the knowledge,
Laya Kannan Silva Alves   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Lessons and Recommendations from a Pentobarbital Shortage: US and Canada 2021

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
In 2021, a shortage in the supply of the euthanasia drug pentobarbital sodium affected animal care professionals around the world, including in the United States and Canada.
Kathleen Cooney, Lianna Titcombe
doaj   +1 more source

Ethical and Practical Considerations Associated with Companion Animal Euthanasia

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The reality that euthanasia in veterinary practice can end animal suffering but can also be used in circumstances that do not serve an animal’s interest, can be a benefit for animals, and a burden for veterinary professionals, respectively.
Kathleen Cooney, Barry Kipperman
doaj   +1 more source

Euthanasia in Dementia: A Narrative Review of Legislation and Practices in the Netherlands and Belgium

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Euthanasia was first legalized in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Currently they are among the few countries that also allow euthanasia on the basis of dementia, which is still considered controversial, both from a scientific ...
Radboud M. Marijnissen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Euthanasia: National and international experience (based on the European Court of Human Rights practice materials)

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2023
Purpose: The relevance of the study is that today, there is no unanimous position on the right to euthanasia implementation. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in making its decision, relies on the national legislation of the respective state ...
Olena O Orlova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Euthanasia of Dogs by Australian Veterinarians: A Survey of Current Practices

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2023
Euthanasia techniques utilised by veterinarians impact the welfare of many dogs in their final moments. Despite euthanasia guidelines, little is known about euthanasia techniques used in practice.
Brianne Marlene Pepper   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Konsep Euthanasia di Berbagai Negara dan Pembaruannya di Indonesia

open access: yesMedia Iuris, 2023
Euthanasia is a topic that always invites debate, especially the conflict between respect for the right to human life and moral values, ethics, and the sanctity of life as a gift from God Almighty. The Netherlands and Belgium, as open and free countries,
Slamet Sampurno Soewondo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nursing and euthanasia : a narrative review of the nursing ethics literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as euthanasia or assisted suicide, is expanding internationally. Canada is the first country to permit Nurse Practitioners to provide euthanasia.
Burgess, Michael   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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