Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor R.Cohen-Almagor@hull.ac.uk
Chair in Politics, Reach Out Director, and Director of the Middle East Study Group (MESG)
Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis
Cohen-Almagor, R.
Authors
Abstract
Some background information about the context of euthanasia in Belgium is presented, and Belgian law on euthanasia and concerns about the law are discussed. Suggestions as to how to improve the Belgian law and practice of euthanasia are made, and Belgian legislators and medical establishment are urged to reflect and ponder so as to prevent potential abuse.
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 2009-06 |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS |
| Print ISSN | 0306-6800 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 436-439 |
| APA6 Citation | Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis. Journal of medical ethics, 35(7), 436-439. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.026799 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.026799 |
| Keywords | Health Policy; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Issues, ethics and legal aspects; Health(social science) |
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