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Paper Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Report 2016 euthanasia in Netherlands
Netherlands 2016 euthanasia deaths increase by another 10%
Paper Abortion
The psychological consequences of abortion
Identifying the the psychological consequences of abortion is complicated for our society, because talking about them leads the audience to think that the proposed approach calls into question the decriminalisation of...
Paper Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Euthanasia of minors in Belgium
On 28 February 2014 a law was enacted "amending the Act of 28 May 2002 on euthanasia in order to extend it to minors"1. Belgium thus became the first and only country to authorise euthanasia of minors without specifying...
Paper Medically Assisted Reproduction
Is IVF (ART) indisputable?
A chorus of praise accompanied the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Professor Edwards, inventor of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). However, there remain numerous objections.
Paper Illness & Disability
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...
News Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
New Report : Does euthanasia distort palliative care practice in Belgium?
The purpose of this new Report published by the European Institute of Bioethics is to describe the Belgian model of "end of life care" that, since 2002, has aimed at developing "palliative care for all", while...
Paper 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...
Paper 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,...
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