Dispensing Death, Desiring Death
An Exploration of Medical Roles and Patient Motivation During the Period of Legalized Euthanasia in Australia
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| ID | 13628833 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Annette Street (0000-0002-5376-8588, LaTrobe University, autor correspondente), David W Kissane (0000-0002-5930-4573, The University of Melbourne) |
| Ano | 2000 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 231-248 |
| Data de publicação | 2000-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/jb07-5gcr-bh81-j2qn |
| PMID | 12578011 |
| OpenAlex | W2101826661 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 4 |
| Referências citadas | 15 |
A qualitative case study was conducted to explore the clinical decision making processes that underpinned the practice of euthanasia under the Rights of the Terminally Ill (ROTI) Act. The key informant for this research was Philip Nitschke, the general practitioner responsible for the legal cases of euthanasia. His information was supported by extensive document analysis based on the public texts created by patients in the form of letters and documentaries. Further collaborating sources were those texts generated by the media, rights groups, politicians, the coroner's cort, and the literature on euthanasia and assisted suicide. A key study finding was that the ROTI legislation did not adequately provide for the specific medical situation in the Northern Territory, Australia. The medical roles, as proscribed by the legislation, carried many inherent assumptions about the health care context and the availability of appropriately qualified medical staff committed to providing euthanasia. These assumptions translated into difficulties in establishing clinical practices for the provision of euthanasia. A further finding concerned the motivations of those who requested euthanasia. This article addresses the medical roles and the motivations of those seeking euthanasia
Assisted suicide · Context (archaeology · Coroner · Legislation · Medical emergency · Period (music · Poison control · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Ethics in medical practice · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,15 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2000 - 2019 (20) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 4 |