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Belgian euthanasia law: a critical analysis.

R Cohen-Almagor1.   

Abstract

Some background information about the context of euthanasia in Belgium is presented, and Belgian law on euthanasia and concerns about the law are discussed. Suggestions as to how to improve the Belgian law and practice of euthanasia are made, and Belgian legislators and medical establishment are urged to reflect and ponder so as to prevent potential abuse.

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Year:  2009        PMID： 19567694     DOI： 10.1136/jme.2008.026799

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Med Ethics        ISSN： 0306-6800            Impact factor:   2.903


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Authors:  M J Shariff
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2.  Casting stones and casting aspersions: let's not lose sight of the main issues in the euthanasia debate.

Authors:  Jose Pereira
Journal:  Curr Oncol       Date:  2012-06       Impact factor: 3.677

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Authors:  J Pereira
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5.  Pereira's attack on legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide: smoke and mirrors.

Authors:  J Downie; K Chambaere; J L Bernheim
Journal:  Curr Oncol       Date:  2012-06       Impact factor: 3.677

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Authors:  Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Journal:  J Med Philos       Date:  2015-12-08

7.  Euthanasia requests, procedures and outcomes for 100 Belgian patients suffering from psychiatric disorders: a retrospective, descriptive study.

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Review 8.  Euthanasia: Murder or Not: A Comparative Approach.

Authors:  Božidar Banović; Veljko Turanjanin
Journal:  Iran J Public Health       Date:  2014-10       Impact factor: 1.429

9.  When unbearable suffering incites psychiatric patients to request euthanasia: qualitative study.

Authors:  Monica Verhofstadt; Lieve Thienpont; Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters
Journal:  Br J Psychiatry       Date:  2017-10       Impact factor: 9.319
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