Mr Marty's muddle: A superficial and selective case for euthanasia in Europe

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-33

  Keown, J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC OPINION; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINALLY ILL; VALUE OF LIFE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 30644461294     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.011148     Document Type: Article

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