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Are people in a persistent vegetative state "Vegetables"?
Playing tennis in your headThe case which has clearly contributed the most to broadcasting the issue of people in a persistent vegetative state is the one of Terri Schiavo. In medical history, persistent vegetative state (PVS) is relatively recent (start of the 70s). The technical developments in intensive care made...
Palliative Care
Does the Belgian model of integrated palliative care distort palliative care practice?
The purpose of this report is to describe the Belgian model of end of life care that, since 2002, has aimed at developing "palliative care for all", while nonetheless authorizing the practice of euthanasia under certain...
Abortion
Legislative text - Abortion Germany
This legislative text is available in PDF format. Please refer to the attached document for the complete legal provisions.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Euthanasia of newborns and the Groningen Protocol
Until now, only three countries in the world have decriminalised euthanasia: the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. This practice is available only to people who are mentally competent when they apply (if necessary,...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Belgian Euthanasia Increases by 89% in four years.
Belgian Euthanasia Increases by 89% in four years.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Legislative text - German Ethics Council / End of Life
This legislative text is available in PDF format. Please refer to the attached document for the complete legal provisions.
Embryo
Legislative text - German Ethics Council / Preimplantation Diagnosis
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Embryo
Legislative text - German Ethics Council / Intersex
This legislative text is available in PDF format. Please refer to the attached document for the complete legal provisions.
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