TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Physician-assisted death: From euthanasia to the withholding of life-sustaining treatment
JO  - Acta Hospitalia
A1  - Broeckaert, B.
A1  - Claessens, P.
SP  - 9
EP  - 20+93
VL  - 43
IS  - 4
N2  - This article discusses the different types of physician-assisted death or euthanasia. After giving a brief history of the concepts used to denote the different acts performed by physicians that shorten the life of the patient, we discuss the withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment, pain and symptom control with life-shortening effect, palliative sedation, and active termination of life (euthanasia, assisted suicide). The purpose of this article is to offer a conceptual framework in which the different types of physician-assisted death can be distinguished and so to facilitate a meaningful ethical discussion of these sensitive topics.<p /> <p>Language: nl</p>
LA  - nl
SN  - 0044-6009
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -