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Introduction. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a slowly progressive degenerative polyetiological incurable disease of the central nervous system which causes muscle paralysis and atrophy due to the degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons.
Nehrych T., Papish M., Shorobura M.
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Gillian Bennett & Physician-Assisted Suicide
“I want out before the day when I can no longer assess my situation,” wrote Gillian Bennett, a Vancouver woman, in an open letter to be published after her death. “[I] will be physically alive but there will be no one inside.” Addressing the dementia she
Joshua Preston
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Clinical problems with the performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in The Netherlands [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The characteristics and frequency of clinical problems with the performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are uncertain. We analyzed data from two studies of euthanasia and physician-
Groenewoud, J.H. (Hanny) +5 more
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Voluntary active euthanasia: Is there a place for it in modern day medicine?
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.
Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo +1 more
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End-of-life decisions : studies of attitudes and reasoning [PDF]
The overall aim of this thesis is to study attitudes towards and reasoning for and against end-of-life decisions among physicians and the general public in Sweden.
Lindblad, Anna
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Attitudes towards physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in Spanish university students
Attitudes toward physician-assisted death among medical students differ between populations. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among Spanish university students.
María Sol Rodríguez-Calvo +4 more
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Physician assisted suicide : an unbiased review [PDF]
Medical ethics has become a highly discussed topic in the United States. Physician assisted suicide is one of the most commonly discussed ethical issues in the medical field.
Hollinger, Victoria J.
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Norwegian Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Study
Hege Hol,1 Solfrid Vatne,1 Aud Orøy,1 Anne Marie Mork Rokstad,1,2 Øivind Opdal3 1Faculty of Health Science and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway; 2Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg ...
Hol H +4 more
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Switzerland has the longest history of the legal practice of non-physician assisted suicide of any country. Assisted suicide is not very tightly regulated in Switzerland, and almost all assisted suicides are supported by a right-to-die organisation ...
Sarah Vilpert +4 more
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