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The future of euthanasia politics in the Australian state parliaments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There has been significant activity on voluntary euthanasia, with bills seeking to reform the law on the practice introduced in all of the Australian state parliaments except Queensland.
Alison Plumb
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Aid-in-Dying: Should We Decriminalize Physician-Assisted Suicide and Physician-Committed Euthanasia?

open access: yes, 1992
Recent news stories, medical journal articles, and two state voter referenda have publicized physicians' providing their patients with aid-in-dying.
CeloCruz, Maria T.
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Euthanasia, Ethics and Economics

open access: yes, 1990
The financial aspects of legalizing active euthanasia rarely have been discussed. Hayry and Hayry argue that there are no good grounds for ignoring the connection between euthanasia and the need to conserve medical resources. Their paper is intended to
Hayry, Heta, Hayry, Matti
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Voluntary Active Euthanasia: Is There Any Place for it in Modern Day Medicine? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This article discusses various ethical and legal concepts regarding euthanasia and includes concepts like physician assisted suicide, assisted suicide, voluntary active euthanasia, killing vs. letting die, indirect euthanasia and terminal sedation.
Ogunbanjo, GA, Knapp van Bogaert, D
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Voluntary Active Euthanasia and Doctor-Assisted Suicide: Knowledge and Attitudes of Dutch Medical Students

open access: yes, 1996
The objective of the study was to gain insight into the knowledge of and attitudes towards voluntary active euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide (EEDAS) of Dutch medical students, and to determine whether knowledge and attitudes change after a 1-day ...
Muller, M.T.   +3 more
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Moving from voluntary euthanasia to non-voluntary euthanasia: equality and compassion

open access: yes, 2004
The recent Dutch law legalising active voluntary euthanasia will reignite the euthanasia debate. An illuminating method for evaluating the moral status of a practice is to follow the implications of the practice to its logical conclusion.
Mirko Bagaric (13059921)   +1 more
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Ethics, Morals and Euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper discusses whether or not active voluntary euthanasia is morally permissible. The conclusion arrives at the statement that active voluntary euthanasia is morally permissible when certain precautions and requirements are met.
Kragh, Kristian   +5 more
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Physician-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Christian Bioethics: Moral Controversy in Germany

open access: yes, 2003
Discussions in Germany regarding appropriate end-of-life decision-making have been heavily influenced by the liberalization of access to physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia in the Netherlands and Belgium. These discussions disclose
May, Arnd T.
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Neonatal Euthanasia Is Unsupportable: The Groningen Protocol Should Be Abandoned

open access: yes, 2007
The growing support for voluntary active euthanasia (VAE) is evident in the recently approved Dutch Law on Termination of Life on Request. Indeed, the debate over legalized VAE has increased in European countries, the United States, and many other ...
Kon, Alexander A.
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Illness, Suffering and Voluntary Euthanasia

open access: yes, 2007
It is often accepted that we may legitimately speak about voluntary euthanasia only in cases of persons who are suffering because they are incurably injured or have an incurable disease.
Varelius, Jukka
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