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Les voilà donc réunis, ces deux récits, qui, à treize années d'intervalle, se complètent sur la question de la fin de vie et de la mort choisie. Tous deux, oui, sont désormais inséparables. Ils devaient se retrouver. Se répondre. Car l'un et l'autre sont nés d'une semblable évidence, pour ne pas dire d'une même exigence d'écriture.

Suicide, Assisted --- Death

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La liberté sans choix n'en est pas une. L'alternative entre une mort rapide et une mort après avoir souffert est un marché de dupes. Les soins palliatifs proposent une troisième voie : tout mettre en œuvre pour soulager la souffrance. L'Etat ne s'y est pas trompé, qui depuis 1999 garantit par la loi leur accès à tous. Mais, un quart de siècle plus tard, une moitié seulement des patients qui en auraient besoin bénéficient d'un tel accompagnement, tandis que ressurgit le projet d'autoriser le suicide assisté et l'euthanasie. Pour bon nombre de soignants, c'est un choc immense. Et cela apparaîtra toujours comme une scandaleuse solution de facilité tant que cette troisième voie offerte par les soins palliatifs restera sous-développée.

Palliative Care --- Suicide, Assisted --- Euthanasia --- Hospice Care

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Assisted suicide --- Euthanasia --- Right to Die --- Suicide, Assisted

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Advances in medical treatment now enable physicians to prolong life to a previously unknown extent, however in many instances these new techniques mean not the saving of life but prolonging the act of dying. In the eyes of many, medical technology has run out of control and contributes to unnecessary suffering. Hence the demand has arisen that patients should be entitled to choose death when pain and physical and mental deterioration have destroyed the possibility of a dignified and meaningful life and that their doctors should help them to realize this endeavor. At the present time there are seven jurisdictions in the world that, with various restrictions, have legalized the practice of assisted death- physician-assisted suicide and/or voluntary euthanasia- to wit, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland in Europe and the states of Oregon, Washington and Montana in the United States. Four of these regimes have been functioning for many years, and we have from them a substantial body of data as well as much observational research. This book is based on this material. The literature dealing with the moral, legal and social aspects of assisted death is voluminous, but there is also much writing that provides a detailed accounts of the way that these four regimes are working. Many partisans, on both sides of the issue, cite existing data selectively or, at times, willfully distort the empirical evidence in order to strengthen their case. Based on the documentary record and interviews with officials, this book gives the reader a reliable picture of the way assisted death functions and to draw relevant lessons. While accurate factual information cannot settle a moral debate, it nevertheless is a precondition of any well-founded argument. -- from Book Jacket.

Assisted suicide --- Assisted suicide. --- Gesetzgebung. --- Sterbehilfe. --- Suicide, Assisted. --- Belgien. --- Europe. --- Niederlande. --- Oregon. --- Schweiz.

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"Those involved in end-of-life decision making must take into account both legal and ethical issues. This book starts with a critical reflection of ethical principles including ideas such as moral status, the value of life, acts and omissions, harm, autonomy, dignity and paternalism. It then explores the practical difficulties of regulating end-of-life decisions, focusing on patients, healthcare professionals, the wider community and issues surrounding 'slippery slope' arguments. By evaluating the available empirical evidence, the author identifies preferred ways to regulate decisions and minimise abuses at the end of life, and outlines an ethical theory which can provide practical guidance for those engaged in end-of-life decisions"--Provided by publisher

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