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Euthanasia should be between a person and doctor - Coggle Diagram
Euthanasia should be between a person and doctor
Euthanisia
Meaning
termination
patients life
By a physician
voluntary
deliberate request
of the patient
further intervention is pointless
no prospect of improvement
Choice
Consulting
patient
family patient
palliative care
terminational care
Criminal code
physicians
terminate life
on request
or
assist in euthanasia
will not be prosecuted
notify death
non-natural death
non-natural causes
Do doctors in the Netherlands always comply with requests for euthanasia?
2/3 of the requests refused
Some patients
die before the decision
No
Doctors are not obligated
to comply with request
for euthanasia
Are physicians obligated to comply?
No
Not a medical routine
However
Physicians need to refer to another physician
for the request
Why euthanasia?
Dutch health care system
full insurance cover
terminal care
palliative care
terminal / palliative care
not enough
patients still suffer
Minors
request
age 12
consent guardian / parents
age 16
parent involved
age 18
no parental involvement
Dementia
Patients expressed
wanting euthanasia
if they ever get dementia
when older: they have dementia
physician thinks
patient
unbearable suffering