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Euthanasia: another face of murder.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14969121     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Debate over euthanasia is not a recent phenomenon. Over the years, public opinion, decisions of courts, and legal and medical approaches to the issue of euthanasia has been conflicting. The connection between murder and euthanasia has been attempted in a few debates. Although it is widely accepted that murder is a crime, a clearly defined stand has not been taken on euthanasia. This article considers euthanasia from the medical, legal, and global perspectives and discusses the crime of murder in relation to euthanasia, taking into consideration the issue of consent in the law of crime. This article concludes that in the midst of this debate on euthanasia and murder, the important thing is that different countries need to find their own solution to the issue of euthanasia rather than trying to import solutions from other countries.
Authors:
Oluyemisi Bamgbose
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0306-624X     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol     Publication Date:  2004 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-02-18     Completed Date:  2004-03-25     Revised Date:  2006-01-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0333601     Medline TA:  Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  111-21     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. ybamgbose@skannet.com
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Euthanasia / legislation & jurisprudence*,  trends*
Great Britain
Homicide / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence*
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Spain
United States
Wales

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