PHL 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Groningen Protocol, Involuntary Euthanasia, Voluntary Euthanasia
26 Apr 2016
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The patient must be competent; must have a clear and continuing request, made orally and in writing; and must be able to take the drug without assistance. In europe, active euthanasia where instead of simply prescribing lethal medication, the doctor administers the lethal injection is legal in the netherlands, belgium, Active euthanasia is not legal in the united states. This law applies only to adults; euthanasia for children is not legally permitted. A protocol has been proposed for dealing with infant euthanasia that is known as the. The belgian law differs somewhat from the dutch law in two ways. Suicide tourism : going to switzerland to commit suicide, since it is legal in. Which is a word meaning good death (the greek root eu- means good; the greek root thanatos means death). The discussion of euthanasia involves issues of patient rights, life and death, the proper function of doctors, the ethics of suicide, and the overlap between law and morality.
