Article: Euthanasia and Law in Europe.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Euthanasia in the Netherlands.
Issues in Law & Medicine;  December 22, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... initiated the present open practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands. Many people expressed ... Society (Vereniging) for Voluntary Euthanasia, and the Foundation (Stichting) for Voluntary Euthanasia. The public had been prepared for these ...

Article: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences;      700+ words ...Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide The twentieth century ... physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia. Part of the controversy surrounding end-of-life decisions such as PAS and euthanasia results from a lack of clear communication ...

Article: Euthanasia in the Netherlands: distinguishing facts from ...
The Hastings Center Report;  January 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... longstanding proposal to legalize euthanasia. Instead, it has decided ... Thus, doctors practicing euthanasia do so in violation of the law. In practice, however ... the State Commission on Euthanasia, and the Dutch government ...

Article: Euthanasia: Toward an Ethical Social Policy.
The Hastings Center Report;  May 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... Thomasma urges us to understand as "euthanasia' settings where anymore is killed by ... especially against "technology." Euthanasia: Toward an Ethical Social Policy argues ... time, there is little need for active euthanasia if more attention is paid to controlling ...

Article: Euthanasia: Should it be legal?(Features)
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  May 31, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Court victory reopened the debate on euthanasia. Annie died within weeks of the breakthrough ... hasten her death. Supporters believe euthanasia should be legalised to allow people ... Opponents describe it as murder. So should euthanasia be legalised? Margaret Newman from ...

Article: Dutch euthanasia: the new government ordered study.
Issues in Law & Medicine;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ...A new nation-wide survey of euthanasia was commissioned in 2001 by the ... government-ordered surveys of euthanasia (1990 (2) and 1995 (3 ... procedure). (4) The practice of euthanasia was studied to the extent necessary ...

Article: Euthanasia in the Netherlands. (Dying Well? A Colloquy on ...
The Hastings Center Report;  March 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... examine the practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands ... the current state of law and practice, presentations ... appropriateness of the request for euthanasia. Dutch law independently requires ... toward the practice of euthanasia, this provision figures ...