A Role for Judges in Assisted Dying

Medically provoked death, whether euthanasia or assisted suicide, is a common issue for discussion in various forums, participants coming from widely differing fields of knowledge, among who are, of course, doctors. Substantial legal differences exist in Europe on this issue and in an ever-wider Eur...

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Autores principales: Castelló, Ana, Francès, Francesc, Verdú, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23908717
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Sumario:Medically provoked death, whether euthanasia or assisted suicide, is a common issue for discussion in various forums, participants coming from widely differing fields of knowledge, among who are, of course, doctors. Substantial legal differences exist in Europe on this issue and in an ever-wider Europe, it is essential, for practical reasons, that legislation be standardised. We would like to propose possible regulations that would provide effective safeguards in the application of euthanasia or assisted suicide.

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