Physician-Assisted Death in Perspective - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Contents

pp v-viii

Contributors

pp ix-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xviii

Preface

pp xix-xxii

Introduction

pp xxiii-xxvi

Part I - Background and History

pp 1-120

1 - The Lateness of the Dutch Euthanasia Debate and Its Consequences

pp 3-20

2 - Classifications and Definitions

pp 21-33

3 - The Legalization of Euthanasia in the Netherlands

pp 34-68

4 - The Normative Context of the Dutch Euthanasia Law

pp 69-81

5 - Dutch Social Groups on “Euthanasia”

pp 82-98

6 - The Dutch Social Fabric

pp 99-120

Part II - Regulation and Practice Deficiencies

pp 121-178

7 - The Unreported Cases

pp 123-136

8 - Physician Assistance in Dying Without an Explicit Request by the Patient

pp 137-146

9 - When Requests Do Not Result in Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide

pp 147-158

10 - Dutch Euthanasia in Retrospect

pp 159-178

Part III - Quality Assurance

pp 179-212

11 - Euthanasia Consultants

pp 181-191

12 - Reviews after the Act

pp 192-201

13 - Palliative Care and Physician-Assisted Death

pp 202-212

Part IV - Learning from the Practice

pp 213-316

14 - Unbearable Suffering and Advanced Dementia

pp 215-228

15 - Decision-Making Capacity in Patients Who Are in the Early Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease and Who Request Physician-Assisted Suicide

pp 229-246

16 - Being “Weary of Life” as Cause for Seeking Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide

pp 247-262

17 - Shared Obligations and “Medical Friendships” in Assisted Dying

pp 263-276

18 - Depression, Euthanasia, and Assisted Suicide

pp 277-287