Are general practitioners prepared to end life on request in a country where euthanasia is legalised?

BackgroundIn 2002, Belgium set a legal framework for euthanasia, whereby granting and performing euthanasia is entrusted entirely to physicians, and—as advised by Belgian Medical Deontology—in the context of a trusted patient–physician relationship. Euthanasia is, however, rarely practiced, so the a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical ethics 2012-05, Vol.38 (5), p.274-280
Hauptverfasser:	Sercu, M, Pype, P, Christiaens, T, Grypdonck, M, Derese, A, Deveugele, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage Assisted suicide Attitude of Health Personnel Belgium Bioethics care of the dying patient Choice Behavior - ethics Death Decision Making - ethics Deep Sedation - ethics Deep Sedation - methods Drug Administration Schedule drugs and drug industry education for health care professionals elderly and terminally ill end-of-life practices Ethics Euthanasia euthanasia decision-making Euthanasia, Active - ethics Euthanasia, Active - legislation & jurisprudence Euthanasia, Active - methods Family physicians Female General practice General practitioners General Practitioners - ethics General Practitioners - psychology General Practitioners - statistics & numerical data General Practitioners - trends Humans Interviews Interviews as Topic Law, ethics and medicine Lethal injection Male Medical ethics Medical practice Middle Aged Mortality Narration Next of kin Opioid analgesics Palliative care Patients Personal Autonomy Physician-Patient Relations Physicians Physicians (General practice) Practice primary care public health ethics Qualitative Research Registration Religion and Medicine Studies Surveys and Questionnaires
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