1. Pediatric Euthanasia in Belgium.
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Siegel, Andrew M., Sisti, Dominic A., and Caplan, Arthur L.
- Subjects
EUTHANASIA laws ,MEDICAL laws ,LEGISLATIVE amendments ,CHRONICALLY ill children ,DECISION making in children - Abstract
The authors reflect on disturbing developments concerning pediatric euthanasia in Belgium. They cite the support of a majority of Belgians for the approval of an amendment of the 2002 Belgium Act on Euthanasia to allow euthanasia for chronically ill children. They comment on the law's failure to consider the fact that adults choose euthanasia for reasons that go beyond pain. They also argue that children younger than seven years lack relevant decision-making values.
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- 2014
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