Euthanasia 2002-2014 : The situation in Belgium

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INTRODUCTION: Since 2002, Belgian law has authorized the practice of euthanasia under certain clear conditions. All cases have to be reported to the Assessment and Control Commission (ACC). To date, more than 9000 cases have been reported.

AIM: To make a statement about the Belgian experience requires consideration of several different essential points: detailed data and information from the ACC reports, their analysis, consequences on medical practice, problems experienced, legal and medical perspectives, criticism and attacks. The concept of individual and institutional conscience is also considered. Euthanasia for minors has been permitted since March 2014 but, to date, no case has been reported. In the light of what has happened in Belgium, we propose to analyse the legal situation in France.

MAIN POINTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The Belgian experience is much more than an example and shows that, in difficult and painful situations, it is possible to meet the expectations of patients experiencing intolerable suffering with great respect and without imposing dogmatically something they do not wish.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Revue des maladies respiratoires - 33(2016), 8 vom: 14. Okt., Seite 692-702

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Euthanasie 2002–2014 : état de la situation en Belgique

Beteiligte Personen:

Lossignol, D [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

Éthique
Belgique
Belgium
Ethics
Euthanasia
Euthanasie
France
Historical Article
Journal Article
Législation
Legal framework
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.04.2017

Date Revised 21.04.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmr.2015.10.006

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM254662080