Physician-Assisted Death in Perspective by Stuart J. Youngner... - 9781107007567

Physician-Assisted Death in PerspectiveAssessing the Dutch Experience\nAuthor(s): Stuart J. Youngner, Gerrit K. Kimsma\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107007567, 978-1107007567\nSynopsis\nThis book is the first comprehensive report and analysis of the Dutch euthanasia experience over the last three decades. In contrast to most books about euthanasia, which are written by authors from countries where the practice is illegal and therefore practised only secretly, this book analyzes empirical data and real-life clinical behavior. Its essays were written by the leading Dutch scholars and clinicians who shaped euthanasia policy and who have studied, evaluated and helped regulate it. Some of them have themselves practised euthanasia. The book will contribute to the world literature on physician-assisted death by providing a comprehensive examination of how euthanasia has been practised and how it ha.