Divergent Views and Experiences Regarding ‘Completed Life’ and Euthanasia in the Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Priya Satalkar (0000-0003-2769-8931, Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium), Van Der Geest (0000-0002-9943-6415, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1628-1646 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228211066681 |
| PMID | 34962847 |
| OpenAlex | W4200067516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
A small proportion of older people in the Netherlands want to end their lives because they feel their lives to be 'completed' and no longer worth living. Currently, there is heated debate over whether or not these people should have the right to euthanasia. Drawing on previous research, we conduct a heuristic analysis of views and experiences of three different 'parties' involved in this debate, namely, the older people, their relatives and friends and medical professionals. The views of these three groups tend to be divergent and conflicting, posing a difficult dilemma to decision-makers
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |