Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2002):

Non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia in The Netherlands: Dutch perspectives.

Full Abstract

During the summer of 1999, twenty-eight interviews with some of the leading authorities on euthanasia policy were conducted in the Netherlands. They were asked about cases of non-voluntary (when patients are incompetent) and involuntary euthanasia (when patients are competent and made no request to die). This study reports the main findings, showing that most respondents are quite complacent with regard to breaches of the guideline that require the patient's consent as a prerequisite to performance of euthanasia.

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Author information

Author/s: Cohen-Almagor, Raphael (R);

Affiliation: University of Haifa.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Issues in law & medicine (Issues Law Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-; vol 18 (issue 3) : pp 239-57

Dates: Created 2003/04/15; Completed 2003/05/22; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12693180, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Aged Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Death Coercion Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data Euthanasia, Passive - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data Family Guideline Adherence

Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence Humans Informed Consent Interviews as Topic Mental Competency Netherlands Practice Guidelines as Topic Suicide, Assisted - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence

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