Death and Medical Power: An Ethical Analysis of Dutch Euthanasia - Practic

Informationen zum Autor Henk ten Have studied medicine and philosophy. He has worked as professor of philosophy at the University of Maastricht and as professor of medical ethics in the University Medical Centre of Nijmegen! the Netherlands. He is currently Director of the Division of Ethics of Science and Technology of UNESCO! Paris! France. Jos Welie studied medicine! philosophy and law. He joined Henk ten Have at the University Medical Centre of Nijmegen in the early 1990s! but has resided and taught in the US since 1997! presently as professor of health policy and ethics at Creighton Universitys Center for Health Policy and Ethics in Omaha. Klappentext "This book is a well-referenced review of the history of the societal debate! attempts at regulation! and the practice itself. In addition! it discusses important and insightful distinctions (active-passive; omission-commission; outcomes-intentions). The unique basis for their conclusion makes an outstanding contribution to the literature." Robert D. Orr! MD! CM! Professor of Bioethics!at Loma Linda University! California! USA. How have Dutch debates on end-of-life care developed so differently from most other countries! finally resulting in the legalization of euthanasia? What are the relevant legal! medical and ethical dimensions of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide?What lessons can be learned from the Dutch experience with euthanasia?In all modern countries a good death and relief of suffering are important issues of public debate. The bioethical debate in the Netherlands is unique since it has been focusing on the issue of euthanasia for more than thirty years. This book describes the debate! explains its origins! and analyses its development! resulting in the legislation of euthanasia. It also presents data on the medical practice of euthanasia with examples of cases. Death and Medical Power details the evolution as well as the complexities of the legal responses to physician involvement in euthanasia. The authors analyze the ethical debate concerning euthanasia! discussing the pros and cons of medical termination of human life. The book concludes with a section on the lessons to be learned from the Dutch experience. This unique study will be of relevance to all clinicians and other professionals involved in end-of-life care! to health policy makers and educators! as well as anybody else interested in the ethics of euthanasia. Zusammenfassung In all modern countries a good death and relief of suffering are important issues of public debate. The bioethical debate in the Netherlands is unique since it has been focusing on the issue of euthanasia. This book describes the debate! explains its origins! and analyzes its development! resulting in the legislation of euthanasia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series editor's preface Introduction 1. Euthanasia and medical power The "Postma" Case The Dutch euthanasia debate Beginnings of the euthanasia movement The verdict Expansion of the debate The lack of a theoretical foundation for euthanasia Dutch euthanasia as a contradiction of respect for patient autonomy Euthanasia as a hindrance to a good death A framework of queries 2. The growth of medical power Victims of medical power Medical-ethical uncertainty Normative stability The postwar period The changing medical scene Secularization The power of medicine A new focus on death and dying The development of the practice of euthanasia The issue of public control Public debate and the politics of compromise 3. The medical practice of euthanasia Introduction General description of Dutch euthanasia cases Incidence of medically procured death (MPD) Who practices euthanasia? The doctor-patient relationship The physician's role in the decision-making process Evaluation of the practice of euthanasia

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• Authors: Henk Have, Henk A. M. J. Ten Welie Have, Henk Ten Have, Henk Ten Welie Have, Henk ten Have, Henk Welie Ten Have, Jos Welie, Jos V. M. Welie
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2005
• EAN: 9780335217557
• ISBN: 978-0-335-21755-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Facing Death; Facing Death
• Subjects: Guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias