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Euthanasia for Mental Suffering Reduces Stigmatization But May Lead to an Extension of This Practice Without Safeguards

Authors :
Christophe Lemey
A. Le Glaz
Deok-Hee Kim-Dufor
Michel Walter
Sofian Berrouiguet
Source :
The American Journal of Bioethics. 19:57-59
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2019.

Abstract

In Europe, euthanasia for mental suffering related to a psychiatric disease is allowed in different ways in three countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland). In Belgium, the law decriminaliz...

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Subjects :
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
medicine.medical_specialty
Extension (metaphysics)
Psychiatric Disease
Health Policy
medicine
Psychology
Psychiatry
Mental suffering

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ISSN :
15360075 and 15265161
Volume :
19
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The American Journal of Bioethics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........a801e57ac6d21e672be74a4b09a88463
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2019.1654019
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