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Spanish regulation of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021
In March 2021, the Spanish Congress approved the law regulating euthanasia, that regulates both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). In this article, we analyse the Spanish law regulating euthanasia and PAS, comparing it with the rest of the ...
Tamara Raquel Velasco Sanz, Pilar Pinto Pastor, Beatriz Moreno-Milan, Lydia Frances Mower Hanlon, B. Herreros   +4 more
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The Islamic perspective on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia

Medicine, Science and the Law, 2020
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia can be debated from ethical and legal perspectives, and there are a variety of views regarding their acceptability and usefulness. Religion is considered an important factor in determining attitudes towards
M. Madadin, Houria S Al Sahwan, Khadijah K Altarouti, Sarraa A Altarouti, Zahra S Al Eswaikt, R. Menezes   +5 more
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Attitudes and Practices of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2016
IMPORTANCE The increasing legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide worldwide makes it important to understand related attitudes and practices.
E. Emanuel, B. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, John W. Urwin, Joachim Cohen   +3 more
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Defining Physician-Assisted Suicide Tourism and Travel

, 2020
The concept of suicide tourism was first mentioned in the late 1900s; however, definitions remain ambiguous. Although “tourism” is often associated with joyful experiences, it takes involves forms and purposes that may not be leisure- or pleasure-related,
Chung-En Yu, Jun Wen, Fang Meng
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“An indelible mark” the response to participation in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among doctors: A review of research findings

Palliative & Supportive Care, 2019
Introduction The debate regarding euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (E/PAS) raises key issues about the role of the doctor, and the professional, ethical, and clinical dimensions of the doctor-patient relationship.
B. Kelly, T. Handley, D. Kissane, M. Vamos, J. Attia   +4 more
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Physician-assisted suicide travel constraints: thematic content analysis of online reviews

Tourism Recreation Resarch, 2019
Constraints to participating in leisure activities have been studied extensively. Yet given the sensitive nature of death and death-related topics, little effort has been invested in understanding travel constraints that limit people’s decisions to ...
Jun Wen, Chung-En Yu, Edmund Goh
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Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

Journal of Palliative Care, 2018
Medical professional societies have traditionally opposed physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E), but this opposition may be shifting. We present 5 reasons why physicians shouldn’t be involved in PAS-E. 1.
C. Sprung, Margaret A. Somerville, L. Radbruch, Nathalie Steiner Collet, G. Duttge, Jefferson P. Piva, M. Antonelli, Daniel P. Sulmasy, W. Lemmens, E. W. Ely   +9 more
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If physician-assisted suicide is the modern woman’s last powerful choice, why are White women its leading advocates and main users?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2019
Women, particularly educated White women, are at the forefront of the U.S. physician-assisted-suicide legalization movement, as advocates and leaders. They also represent half of decedents by physicianassisted suicide, though they are a minority among ...
S. S. Canetto
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