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Mapping the Common Law Development of Physician- Administered Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide against the Background of the Application of the Bill of Rights

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2023
The Pretoria High Court is considering whether to recognise a right to physician-assisted death. This is a right to request a physician to administer a lethal prescription which a terminally ill patient can use to end their lives or to be allowed to ...
Ntokozo Mnyandu
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Determinants of Public Attitudes towards Euthanasia in Adults and Physician-Assisted Death in Neonates in Austria: A National Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundEuthanasia remains a controversial topic in both public discourses and legislation. Although some determinants of acceptance of euthanasia and physician-assisted death have been identified in previous studies, there is still a shortage of ...
Erwin Stolz, Nathalie Burkert, Franziska Großschädl, Éva Rásky, Willibald J Stronegger, Wolfgang Freidl   +5 more
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Attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide: a cross-sectional study among physicians in Estonia

BMJ Open
Objective This study aimed to analyse the attitudes of physicians working in Estonia towards the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, their willingness to perform these practices and the association of these factors with a range of physician ...
Aime Keis, Anneli Uusküla, Heti Pisarev, Anu Aluoja, Kadri Suija   +4 more
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia and palliative sedation: attitudes and knowledge of medical students

GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2016
Objectives: In November 2015, the German Federal Parliament voted on a new legal regulation regarding assisted suicide. It was decided to amend the German Criminal Code so that any “regular, repetitive offer” (even on a non-profit basis) of assistance in
Anneser, Johanna, Jox, Ralf J., Thurn, Tamara, Borasio, Gian Domenico   +3 more
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Assisted Suicide Heads to Colorado

Voices in Bioethics, 2017
While the outcome of our recent election cycle has represented a country with polarized viewpoints of America’s future policies, one ballot initiative has emerged as a force of consensus.
Tyler Cosmer
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Argumenty w sporze o legalizację eutanazji i wspomaganego samobójstwa. Część I

Analiza i Egzystencja, 2018
ARGUMENTS IN THE DISPUTE OVER LEGALIZING EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE – PART I 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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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia

Voices in Bioethics
Photo ID 213552852 © Yuryz | Dreamstime.com Abstract A criticism of assisted death is that it’s contrary to the Hippocratic Oath. This opposition to assisted death assumes that death is harmful to the person who dies. In this paper, I argue that the
Jason Chen
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When Suicide Is Not Suicide: Self-induced Morbidity and Mortality in the General Hospital

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2015
Suicidal phenomena in the general hospital can take a variety of forms that can be parsed by taking into account whether or not the patient 1) intended to hasten death, and 2) included collaborators, including family and health care providers, in the ...
J. Michael Bostwick
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide in patients with personality disorders: a review of current practice and challenges

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2020
Background Over the last two decades an increasing number of countries have legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) leading to considerable debate over the inherent ethical dilemmas.
Lars Mehlum, Christian Schmahl, Ann Berens, Stephan Doering, Joost Hutsebaut, Andres Kaera, Ueli Kramer, Paul Anthony Moran, Babette Renneberg, Joaquim Soler Ribaudi, Sebastian Simonsen, Michaela Swales, Svenja Taubner, Ester di Giacomo   +13 more
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The Legitimacy of Prohibiting Euthanasia

BioéthiqueOnline, 2015
ohn Arras argues against the legalization of physician- assisted suicide and active euthanasia on the basis of social costs that he anticipates will result from legalization.
Gildenhuys, Peter
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