书目名称 | Euthanasia in the Netherlands | 副标题 | The Policy and Pract | 编辑 | Raphael Cohen-Almagor | 视频video | | 丛书名称 | International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | The Dutch experience has influenced the debate on euthanasia and death with dignity around the globe, especially with regard to whether physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legitimized or legalized. A review of the literature reveals complex and often contradictory views about the Dutch experience. Some claim that the Netherlands offers a model for the world to follow; others believe that the Netherlands represents danger, rather than promise, and that the Dutch experience is the definitive answer regarding why we should not make active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide part of our lives. Given these contradictory views, it has become clear that fieldwork is essential to developing a more informed opinion. Having investigated the Dutch experience for a number of years, and after thoroughly reading the vast literature published in English, I went to the Netherlands for one month in the summer of 1999 to get a feel for the local situation. I felt that this would provide the basis on which I could better interpret the findings of the available literature. I visited the major centers of medical ethics, as well as some research hospitals, and spoke with leading fi | 出版日期 | Book 2004 | 关键词 | Medical Ethics; Religion; ethics; hospital; social justice | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2251-7 | isbn_softcover | 978-90-481-6623-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-4020-2251-7Series ISSN 1567-8008 Series E-ISSN 2351-955X | issn_series | 1567-8008 | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004 |
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