CONTINUOUS DEEP SEDATION AT THE END OF LIFE AND THE ‘NATURAL DEATH’ HYPOTHESIS

Surveys in different countries (e.g. the UK, Belgium and The Netherlands) show a marked recent increase in the incidence of continuous deep sedation at the end of life (CDS). Several hypotheses can be formulated to explain the increasing performance of this practice. In this paper we focus on what w...

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Authors: Raus, Kasper (Author) ; Sterckx, Sigrid (Author) ; Mortier, Freddy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
In: Bioethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 329-336
Further subjects:B end-of-life decision making
B Ethics
B continuous deep sedation
B ‘natural’ death
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