Euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands: Clarifying the practice and the nurse's role |
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| Authors: | Arie JG van der Arend PhD RN |
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| Affiliation: | Assistant professor, Health Care Ethics/ Nursing Ethics, University of Maastricht, Department of Health Care Ethics and Philosophy, Maastricht, the Netherlands. |
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| Abstract: | Many people believe that euthanasia and assisted suicide are condoned carte blanche in the Netherlands. Not true. Both are formally forbidden by criminal law and can be administered only when certain procedures and criteria have been followed. Below, a look at the policies and practices regarding euthanasia and assisted suicide in The Netherlands and the role of nurses in this area. |
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| Keywords: | euthanasia assisted suicide nursing ethics the Netherlands |
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