Euthanasia

euthanasia "Existential" suffering not a confession for euthanasia Tony Sheldon, Utrecht A legal test case has defined the limits within which doctors in the Netherlands, especially general practitioners, can represent to a patients request for mercy killing. The judgment draws a inventory between suffering of a medical naturethe result of a tangible illness or mental condition on which doctors can act under the euthanasia lawand "existential" suffering, much associated with ageing, resulting from loneliness, emptiness, and fear of further decline. It accepted expert opinion that doctors had no expertise to judge such suffering.

Setting aside put up years acquittal, the court found GP Philip Sutorius guilty of helping an 86 year old man with no serious physical or mental illness to commit suicide. But it oblige no punishment, recognising that the GP had acted out of great concern for his patient. The foregoing acquittal had accepted a broad interpre...If you want to undertake a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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