Legal physician-assisted dying in Oregon and the Netherlands: evidence concerning the impact on patients in “vulnerable” groups

Background: Debates over legalisation of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) or euthanasia often warn of a “slippery slope”, predicting abuse of people in vulnerable groups. To assess this concern, the authors examined data from Oregon and the Netherlands, the two principal jurisdictions in which physi...

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Authors: Battin, P. (Author) ; van der Heide, Agnes (Author) ; Ganzini, Linda (Author) ; van der Wal, Gerrit (Author) ; Onwuteaka-Philipsen, D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2007
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2007, Volume: 33, Issue: 10, Pages: 591-597
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