Книга: Demola Okeowo «Euthanasia and the Right to Life in the Netherlands:»

Euthanasia and the Right to Life in the Netherlands:

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

One issue that has generated so much debate as to its compatibility with the right to life is euthanasia. Euthanasia has a robust database of record in history. It is the intentional shortening of a patient s life by an act or omission as part of his medical care. Whether this practice is legal or justifiable still remains an object of controversy in different countries of the world. The issue however is different in the Netherlands where euthanasia has been legally supported provided that it is carried out within the ambit of a local law enacted for that purpose. Much has been written on euthanasia and its compatibility with the right to life and the debate it has generated is inexhaustible. The practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands may be arguably reasonable in deserving cases. However, its aim is to terminate and not to protect life. This work therefore concludes that the legalization of euthanasia in the Netherlands when considered on technical grounds, and casting... ISBN:9783659111532

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2012)

ISBN: 9783659111532

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