Euthanasia and Palliative Care in the Low Countries

Paul Schotsmans, Tom Meulensbergs (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2005
Peeters Publishers (Verlag)
978-90-429-1556-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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. A"Euthanasia and Palliative Care in the Low CountriesA" 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.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Ethical Perspectives Monograph ; v.3
• Verlagsort: Leuven
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 90-429-1556-0 / 9042915560
• ISBN-13: 978-90-429-1556-5 / 9789042915565
• Zustand: Neuware