The Groningen Protocol

Several criticisms of the Groningen Protocol rest on misunderstandings about how it works or which babies it concerns. Some other objections—about quality-of-life judgments and parents' role in making decisions about their children—cannot be easily cleared away, but at least in the context of D...

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Authors: Lindemann, Hilde (Author) ; Verkerk, Marian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2008
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2008, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-51
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Summary:Several criticisms of the Groningen Protocol rest on misunderstandings about how it works or which babies it concerns. Some other objections—about quality-of-life judgments and parents' role in making decisions about their children—cannot be easily cleared away, but at least in the context of Dutch culture and medicine, the protocol is acceptable.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/hcr.2008.0010