Asking To Die Inside The Dutch Debate About Euthanasia

Author : David C. Thomasma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306468638
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asking to Die: Inside the Dutch Debate about Euthanasia written by David C. Thomasma and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-08 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: claim was that he had faced a conflict of duties pitting his legal duty not to kill against his duty as a physician to relieve his patient’s unbearable suffering. He was acquitted on the important grounds of conflict of duty. These grounds are based on a concept in Dutch law called "force majeure" 4 which recognizes extenuating circumstances such as conflicts of duty. The acquittal was upheld by the Lower Court of Alkmaar, but revoked by an Amsterdam court of appeal. The case went on to the Supreme Court, but before the Supreme Court's decision was issued, the Royal Dutch Medical Association (RDMA) attempted to clarify the criteria for euthanasia that many within the profession already accepted. The RDMA proposed that physicians be permitted to perform euthanasia provided that a set of procedures had been met. Variously stated, the guidelines contain the following central provisions: Voluntary, competent, explicit, and persistent requests on the part of the • patient; Requests based on full information; • The patient is in a situation of intolerable and hopeless suffering (either • physical or mental); No further acceptable alternatives to euthanasia. All alternatives • acceptable to the patient for relief of suffering having been tried; Consultation with at least one other physician whose judgment can be • 5 expected to be independent. Indirectly, these guidelines became the criteria prosecutors used to decide whether or not to bring charges.

Author : Herbert Hendin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393317916
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seduced by Death written by Herbert Hendin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A psychiatrist and world-famous authority on suicide offers a persuasive argument against legalizing assisted suicide in the United States. Dr. Hendin shows what can be done to find better options for those facing the final phase of life.

Author : John Keown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107043204
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy written by John Keown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 courses.

Author : ten Have, Henk
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335217559
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death And Medical Power: An Ethical Analysis Of Dutch Euthanasia Practice written by ten Have, Henk and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a well-referenced review of the history of the societal debate, attempts at regulation, and the practice itself. In addition, it discusses important and insightful distinctions (active-passive; omission-commission; outcomes-intentions). The unique basis for their conclusion makes an outstanding contribution to the literature." Robert D. Orr, MD, CM, Professor of Bioethics,at Loma Linda University, California, USA. How have Dutch debates on end-of-life care developed so differently from most other countries, finally resulting in the legalization of euthanasia? What are the relevant legal, medical and ethical dimensions of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide? What lessons can be learned from the Dutch experience with euthanasia? In all modern countries a good death and relief of suffering are important issues of public debate. The bioethical debate in the Netherlands is unique since it has been focusing on the issue of euthanasia for more than thirty years. This book describes the debate, explains its origins, and analyses its development, resulting in the legislation of euthanasia. It also presents data on the medical practice of euthanasia with examples of cases. Death and Medical Power details the evolution as well as the complexities of the legal responses to physician involvement in euthanasia. The authors analyze the ethical debate concerning euthanasia, discussing the pros and cons of medical termination of human life. The book concludes with a section on the lessons to be learned from the Dutch experience. This unique study will be of relevance to all clinicians and other professionals involved in end-of-life care, to health policy makers and educators, as well as anybody else interested in the ethics of euthanasia.

Author : Roger Magnusson
Publisher : Melbourne University Publish
ISBN 13 : 9780522849707
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angels of Death written by Roger Magnusson and published by Melbourne University Publish. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public discussion of euthanasia and assisted suicide is growing. In Australia as elsewhere the debate is difficult, contentious and confronting, and hampered by the secrecy that necessarily surrounds illegal practice. Most people simply have no way of knowing how, and how often, medically assisted death actually occurs. Roger Magnusson presents, for the first time, detailed first-hand accounts by doctors, nurses, therapists and other health professionals who have been participants in assisted death. All have been intimately involved in caring for people with AIDS, both in Australia and in California. He places these ambivalent, self-incriminating accounts within the broader context of the right-to-die debate and the challenges of palliative care. The frankness of the health workers and the richness of their collected evidence set this book apart. From within a culture of deception they speak knowingly and movingly of the merciful release of a peaceful death, while acknowledging the reality of 'botched attempts', euthanasia without consent, precipitative euthanasia, lack of accountability and professional distance, and many other disturbing issues. Angels of Death provides a window into the 'euthanasia underground'-a secret part of medicine and nursing that few professionals will publicly acknowledge. It brings a sense of urgency and precision to public debate, and equips us all to think more independently about these crucial issues.

Author : David N. Weisstub
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401596824
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aging: Decisions at the End of Life written by David N. Weisstub and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decisions at the End of Life is the last volume in a trilogy on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines examine some of the most emotive topics in the study of aging: assessing quality of life, improving end-of-life care, palliative care, euthanasia, and consent to research.

Author : Giza Lopes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440830983
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dying with Dignity written by Giza Lopes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a thorough, well-researched investigation of the socio-legal issues surrounding medically assisted death for the past century, this book traces the origins of the controversy and discusses the future of policymaking in this arena domestically and abroad. Should terminally ill adults be allowed to kill themselves with their physician's assistance? While a few American states—as well as Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg—have answered "yes," in the vast majority of the United States, assisted death remains illegal. This book provides a historical and comparative perspective that not only frames contemporary debates about assisted death and deepens readers' understanding of the issues at stake, but also enables realistic predictions for the likelihood of the future diffusion of legalization to more countries or states—the consequences of which are vast. Spanning a period from 1906 to the present day, Dying with Dignity: A Legal Approach to Assisted Death examines how and why pleas for legalization of "euthanasia" made at the beginning of the 20th century were transmuted into the physician-assisted suicide laws in existence today, in the United States as well as around the world. After an introductory section that discusses the phenomenon of "medicalization" of death, author Giza Lopes, PhD, covers the history of the legal development of "aid-in-dying" in the United States, focusing on case studies from the late 1900s to today, then addresses assisted death in select European nations. The concluding section discusses what the past legal developments and decisions could portend for the future of assisted death.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780104006665
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill (HL) written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-04-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bill was published as HLB 4, session 2004-05 (ISBN 01084188390). This volume contains a selection of the 14,000 personal letters and other submissions received by the Committee with regards to their inquiry into the Bill.

Author : Josef Kuře
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9533072601
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Euthanasia written by Josef Kuře and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one really wants to die, or do they? From classical times to our post-modern era of medical high tech, societies have struggled with the thorny issue of euthanasia, and what it entails. Who shall be entitled to a "good death" and in what form shall it arrive? This book provides the reader with insight and enlightenment on the medical, philosophical, social, cultural and existential aspects of "good death" amid our digitized, individualized and ageing society, hampered by rising health care costs but unchained from one standardized level of care.

Author : John Barry Mitchell
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472069965
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Assisted Suicide written by John Barry Mitchell and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal journey into the issues surrounding assisted suicide that covers the widest range of topics and positions on the subject