Explaining the emergence of euthanasia law in the Netherlands: How the sociology of law can help the sociology of bioethics

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 802-816

  Weyers, Heleen ^a,b  

^a Vakgroep Rechtstheorie ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Euthanasia; Legal change; Social control; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 33845873576     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2006.00543.x     Document Type: Review

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