Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands

Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands
Author: John Griffiths,Alex Bood,Heleen Weyers
Publsiher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1998
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9053562753

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The Netherlands is the only country in the world in which euthanasia, under narrow-defined circumstances, is legally permissible. Considerable attention has been paid over a number of years to the problem of regulating it and information has been systematically collected concerning actual practice. Therefore the Dutch experience is of interest not only to the Dutch, but to anyone who is considering wether or not to make euthanasia a legal practice. This book is written for a reader without specific knowledge of law. The central focus of the book is on Dutch law pertaining to euthanansia, but it also considers the moral and legal principles that have played a role in the Dutch debate, the available evidence bearing on actual practice and on the effectiveness of legal control. It ends with some reflections on the problem of the 'slippery slope' and the question whether the Dutch experience is 'exportable'. It includes translations of the relevant legislation (including proposed reforms) and of three leading cases.

Euthanasia in the Netherlands

Euthanasia in the Netherlands
Author: R. Cohen-Almagor
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2008-04-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781402022517

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The Dutch experience has influenced the debate on euthanasia and death with dignity around the globe, especially with regard to whether physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legitimized or legalized. A review of the literature reveals complex and often contradictory views about the Dutch experience. Some claim that the Netherlands offers a model for the world to follow; others believe that the Netherlands represents danger, rather than promise, and that the Dutch experience is the definitive answer regarding why we should not make active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide part of our lives. Given these contradictory views, it has become clear that fieldwork is essential to developing a more informed opinion. Having investigated the Dutch experience for a number of years, and after thoroughly reading the vast literature published in English, I went to the Netherlands for one month in the summer of 1999 to get a feel for the local situation. I felt that this would provide the basis on which I could better interpret the findings of the available literature. I visited the major centers of medical ethics, as well as some research hospitals, and spoke with leading figures in the euthanasia policy and practice. The time spent was extremely beneficial and enriching. I followed in the footsteps of Carlos Gomez, who 1 published a book following one month of extensive research in the Netherlands.

Asking to Die Inside the Dutch Debate about Euthanasia

Asking to Die  Inside the Dutch Debate about Euthanasia
Author: David C. Thomasma,Thomasine Kimbrough Kushner,G.L Kimsma,C. Ciesielski-Carlucci
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2008-04-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780306468636

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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.

Physician Assisted Death in Perspective

Physician Assisted Death in Perspective
Author: Stuart J. Youngner,Gerrit K. Kimsma
Publsiher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2012-07-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781139536363

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This book is the first comprehensive report and analysis of the Dutch euthanasia experience over the last three decades. In contrast to most books about euthanasia, which are written by authors from countries where the practice is illegal and therefore practised only secretly, this book analyzes empirical data and real-life clinical behavior. Its essays were written by the leading Dutch scholars and clinicians who shaped euthanasia policy and who have studied, evaluated and helped regulate it. Some of them have themselves practised euthanasia. The book will contribute to the world literature on physician-assisted death by providing a comprehensive examination of how euthanasia has been practised and how it has evolved in one specific national and cultural context. It will greatly advance the understanding of euthanasia among both advocates and opponents of the practice.

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Author: David Albert Jones,Chris Gastmans,Calum MacKellar
Publsiher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781107198869

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In this book, a global panel of experts considers the international implications of legalised euthanasia based on experiences from Belgium.

Seduced by Death

Seduced by Death
Author: Herbert Hendin
Publsiher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1998
Genre: Assisted suicide
ISBN: 0393317919

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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.

Regulating Death

Regulating Death
Author: Carlos F. Gomez
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1991
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: UOM:39015021861722

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A close-up look at the issue of euthanasia integrates case studies and detailed analysis in a study of the practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands, discussing problems with regulation and control, and effects on patients and their families.

Physician Assisted Death

Physician Assisted Death
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy
Publsiher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-08-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780309476980

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The question of whether and under what circumstances terminally ill patients should be able to access life-ending medications with the aid of a physician is receiving increasing attention as a matter of public opinion and of public policy. Ethicists, clinicians, patients, and their families debate whether physician-assisted death ought to be a legal option for patients. While public opinion is divided and public policy debates include moral, ethical, and policy considerations, a demand for physician-assisted death persists among some patients, and the inconsistent legal terrain leaves a number of questions and challenges for health care providers to navigate when presented with patients considering or requesting physician-assisted death. To discuss what is known and not known empirically about the practice of physician-assisted death, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day workshop in Washington, DC, on February 12â€"13, 2018. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.