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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
In the Netherlands there are about 9700 explicit requests for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) each year, of which approximately 3600 are granted. Other countries have criticized the Dutch policy concerning EAS. It has been suggested that palliative care in the Netherlands is not adequate and that euthanasia is often requested by patients
A. P. M. Heintz, N. B. Swarte
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Argumenty w sporze o legalizację eutanazji i wspomaganego samobójstwa - część II
ARGUMENTS IN THE DISPUTE OVER LEGALIZING EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE – PART II The aim of this Article is to present the arguments used in the debate on the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
Bogna Wach
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: State Legislation Teetering at the Pinnacle of a Slippery Slope
Physician-assisted suicide has become the subject of a hotly contested legal and political debate, both in the United States and abroad. In 1997, the United States Supreme Court rendered two decisions concerning physician-assisted suicide, and two states
Park, Eunice
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Legal and Practical Contours [PDF]
This paper considers current medical and legal perspectives on patients\u27 right to assistance in dying. In highlighting the competing policy objectives that must be resolved, it examines failed legislative initiatives in Washington and California.
Dangelantonio, Anthony J.
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Genital Psoriasis: Shining Light on This Hidden Disease
Psoriasis occurring on skin of the genital and perigenital regions has specific diagnostic and treatment requirements due to the sensitivity and private nature of these areas. A multidisciplinary group of experts in the management of genital psoriasis, the Genital Psoriasis Wellness Consortium, convened to discuss the impact of genital psoriasis on ...
Jennifer Cather+19 more
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Doctrine of Dignity: Making a Case for the Right to Die with Dignity in Florida Post-Obergefell [PDF]
The discussions about the right to privacy have evolved, and the national landscape on physician-assisted suicide has changed since Krischer. Surely, it is time Floridian citizens are given the opportunity to decide whether the right to privacy ...
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Safety and Effect of 12‐Month Ecopipam Treatment in Pediatric Patients with Tourette Syndrome
Abstract Background Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic neurodevelopmental tic disorder with a considerable quality of life (QOL) burden. Objectives The goal was to determine the long‐term safety, tolerability, and clinical effects of ecopipam, a first‐in‐class dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, for TS.
Donald L. Gilbert+7 more
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Physician-assisted suicide : an oxymoron? [PDF]
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaCITATION: Moodley, K. 2000. Physician-assisted suicide: An oxymoron?
Moodley, Keymanthri
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Abstract Background Depression is a common nonmotor complication in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, few studies have evaluated the efficacy of first‐line psychological therapies for depression in this patient population. Objectives This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), an empirically validated ...
Diana Koszycki+5 more
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Ethical aspects in managing patients diagnosed with digestive cancers; a review of literature [PDF]
Numerous bioethical recommendations are now available in the complex process of communication with cancer patients. In this review, we have focused on the complex process of managing patients with different types of oncologic digestive diseases ...
Andreea, Gheorghe+9 more
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