Euthanasia and Law in Europe by John Griffiths
Euthanasia and Law in Europe by John Griffiths
English | May 22, 2008 | ISBN: 1841137006 | 644 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | May 22, 2008 | ISBN: 1841137006 | 644 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book is a successor to Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands. This second edition emphasizes recent legal developments and new research, and has been expanded to include a full treatment of Belgium, where, since 2002, euthanasia has also become legal. Also included are short descriptions of the legal situations and what is known about actual practices in a number of other European countries - the UK, Switzerland, France, and Spain. The book strives for as complete and dispassionate a description of the situation as possible, covering in detail: –- the substantive law applicable to euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, withholding and withdrawing treatment, use of pain relief in potentially lethal doses, terminal sedation, and termination of life without a request - particularly in the case of newborn babies –- the process of legal development that has led to the current state of the law –- the system of legal control and its operation in practice –- the results of empirical research concerning actual medical practice