Euthanasia can be thought of as being either active or passive; but the precise definition of “passive euthanasia” is not always clear. Though all passive euthanasia involves the withholding of life-sustaining treatment, there would appear to be some disagreement about whether all such withholding should be seen as passive euthanasia.
Sample Chapter(s)
Preface (622 KB)
Components of the Book:
- Chapter 1.
What passive euthanasia is
- Chapter 2.
Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy
- Chapter 3.
Deconstruction of Discernment in Child Euthanasia
- Chapter 4.
To die well the phenomenology of suffering and end of life ethics
- Chapter 5.
The Final Act An Ethical Analysis of Pia Dijkstra’s
- Chapter 6.
Bioethical implications of end-of-life decision-making in patients with dementia a tale of two societies
- Chapter 7.
The debate about physician assisted suicide and euthanasia in Ireland – Implications for psychiatry
- Chapter 8.
Is Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation Ethically Acceptable A Study on the Euthanasia Debate
- Chapter 9.
The engagement of psychiatrists in the
- Chapter 10.
Euthanasia in advanced dementia; the view of the general practitioners in the Netherlands on a vignette case along the juridical and ethical dispute
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Chapter 1.
What passive euthanasia is
Iain Brassington
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Chapter 2.
Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy
Najat Tajaâte, Nathalie van Dijk , Elien Pragt David Shaw A. Kempener‑Deguelle, Wim de Jongh, Jan Bollen6 and Walther van Mook
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Chapter 3.
Deconstruction of Discernment in Child Euthanasia
Elia R.G. Pusterla
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Chapter 4.
To die well the phenomenology of suffering and end of life ethics
Fredrik Svenaeus
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Chapter 5.
The Final Act An Ethical Analysis of Pia Dijkstra’s
T. J. Holzman
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Chapter 6.
Bioethical implications of end-of-life decision-making in patients with dementia a tale of two societies
Jaime D. Mondragón · Latife Salame‑Khouri · Arnoldo S. Kraus‑Weisman · Peter P. De Deyn
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Chapter 7.
The debate about physician assisted suicide and euthanasia in Ireland – Implications for psychiatry
Ciaran Clarke , Mary Cannon Norbertas Skokauskas , Pauline Twomey
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Chapter 8.
Is Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation Ethically Acceptable A Study on the Euthanasia Debate
Sara Roggi· Mario Picozzi
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Chapter 9.
The engagement of psychiatrists in the
Monica Verhofstadt1,2* , Kurt Audenaert3, Kris Van den Broeck4, Luc Deliens Freddy Mortier , Koen Titeca , Koen Pardon, Dirk De Bacquer and Kenneth Chambaere
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Chapter 10.
Euthanasia in advanced dementia; the view of the general practitioners in the Netherlands on a vignette case along the juridical and ethical dispute
Jaap Schuurman, Chantalle Crol, Boudewijn Chabot, Marcel Olde Rikkert and Yvonne Engels
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Iain Brassington, CSEP/ Law, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.
Najat Tajaâte, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, Netherlands
Elia R.G. Pusterla, European Institute, LSE, London, England
Fredrik Svenaeus, Centre for Studies in Practical Knowledge, S?dert?rn University, Stockholm, Sweden
T. J. Holzman, King’s College London, Strand, WC2R 2LS, London, UK
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