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Euthanasia and Palliative Care in the Low Countries

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-90-429-1556-5
Verlag: PEETERS PUB
Erscheinungstermin: 24.01.2005
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Belgium and the Netherlands - the Low Countries - are the first countries in the world to have legalized euthanasia. Physicians who terminate life at the patient's request no longer have to fear criminal prosecution. However, end-of-life legislation in the Low Countries has provoked diverse responses and sparked vigorous and divisive ethical debate. For some, the new legislation has become a shining example; for others it is a lamentable materialization of a culture of death.

'Euthanasia and Palliative Care in the Low Countries' provides an overview and comparison of the legal specifics of the Belgian and Dutch Euthanasia Acts, a discussion of palliative care initiatives and an ethical examination of the new legislation. In addition, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the arguments used in the end-of-life debate and a critical examination of the positions taken by the churches. The book concludes with an overview of how Christian health-care institutions accommodate to this new legal situation.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9789042915565
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-90-429-1556-5
  • Verlag: PEETERS PUB
  • Erscheinungstermin: 24.01.2005
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2005
  • Serie: Ethical Perspectives Monograph
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 445 g
  • Seiten: 264
  • Format (B x H x T): 162 x 241 x 16 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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