Monday, July 23, 2012

Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation

BioEdge: Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation: Should deep, continuous sedation at the end of life really be treated as normal medical practice in the Netherlands, ask three Dutch authors in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Although they do not appear to oppose euthanasia, they argue that “morally problematic aspects inherent to palliative sedation do not get the attention they deserve” under current Guidelines for Palliative Sedation by the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG).

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