Background Euthanasia can be thought of as being either active or passive; but the precise
definition of “passive euthanasia” is not always clear. Though all passive euthanasia …

Background Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (PAS) are highly debated upon
particularly in the light of medical advancement and an aging society. Little is known about …

Objectives Physicians rarely engage severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) patients in
end-of-life care discussion despite an increased risk of debilitating medical illnesses and …

The current empirical research and normative arguments on physician-assisted dying (PAD)
in the Netherlands seem insufficient to provide ethical guidance to general practitioners in …

The aim of the paper is to shape models to describe the different legal approaches towards
the regulation of biolaw issues, characterised by tension between different axiological …

Despite recent, significant improvements in medicine, all human beings will eventually die.
Fewer than 10% of people die from an acute cause. The majority of deaths will occur as a …

"'Should assisted dying be legal?'is a question that has been and continues to be actively
discussed throughout the Western world, leading several countries to change their laws in …

Epicurus wrote that death cannot be bad for a person who dies, since when someone dies
they no longer exist to be the subject of harm. But his conclusion also applies in the …

The discussion in this article has implications for jurisdictions that regulate end-oflife
decision-making. The gaps detected between law and practice in this study and the methods …

La etapa final de la vida inquieta a las personas de todas las culturas y edades, al tener que
enfrentarse con la experiencia de la propia muerte. El profesor Ribera Casado en su libro …