Assisted dying around the world
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"Bob Roehr examines the current legal state of assisted dying in different countries and regions
Assisted dying goes by a variety of names from country to country.1 These are often chosen to shape public discourse, and the weight of different factors varies by country.
The practice is less likely in places and cultures that look more to family and society to make healthcare decisions, often to the point of shielding a patient from knowledge of a diagnosis and treatment options. Even in the western world, it’s not that long ago that patients were sometimes not told that they had terminal cancer.
The cost of care is often part of the debate: in many high income countries the government, or patients themselves through insurance, bear most or at least part of the direct costs of care. Religion is another: some religious groups are among the most potent foes of the right to die, and in countries where such groups provide a significant part of medical care they can wield an effective veto over such legislation." [...] [Texte d'introduction]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2200
Voir la revue «BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 374»
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