Ghent University Hospital’s protocol regarding the procedure concerning euthanasia and psychological suffering
Abstract Background Notwithstanding fears of overly permissive approaches and related pleas to refuse euthanasia for psychological suffering, some Belgian hospitals have declared that such requests could be admissible. However, some of these hospitals have decided that such requests have to be manag...
Main Authors: | M. Verhofstadt, K. Audenaert, K. Van Assche, S. Sterckx, K. Chambaere |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Ethics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0400-z |
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