Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance.

Ost, Suzanne and Mullock, Alexandra (2011) Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance. European Journal of Health Law, 18 (2). pp. 163-189. ISSN 0929-0273

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Abstract

Two matters that have a significant presence in the contemporary Dutch assisted dying debate are the nature of the suffering that is required for an assisted death to be lawful and the issue of who can lawfully assist. This paper explores whether the lawful medical assisted dying model is too restrictive in failing to recognise existential suffering, considering selected case studies involving such suffering and lay assisted death. It addresses the question whether the Netherlands would take a trip down a slippery slope if the lawful model of assisted death were extended to cases where individuals are ‘tired of life’.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
European Journal of Health Law
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/law/medicallaw
Subjects:
?? assisted dyingnetherlandsexistential sufferingsuffering from lifetired of lifeaccomplished lifecompleted lifelay assistancemedical lawhealth policylawk law (general) ??
ID Code:
40039
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Deposited On:
11 Apr 2011 07:56
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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