| Living to the bitter end? A personalist approach to euthanasia in persons with severe dementia. | |
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PMID: 19222445 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The number of people suffering from dementia will rise considerably in the years to come. This will have important implications for society. People suffering from dementia have to rely on relatives and professional caregivers when their disorder progresses. Some people want to determine for themselves their moment of death, if they should become demented. They think that the decline in personality caused by severe dementia is shocking and unacceptable. In this context, some people consider euthanasia as a way to avoid total deterioration. In this article, we discuss some practical and ethical dilemmas regarding euthanasia in persons with severe dementia based on an advance euthanasia directive. We are using a personalist approach in dealing with these ethical dilemmas. |
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Authors:
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Chris Gastmans; Jan De Lepeleire |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-02-10 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bioethics Volume: 24 ISSN: 1467-8519 ISO Abbreviation: Bioethics Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-06 Completed Date: 2010-04-20 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704792 Medline TA: Bioethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 78-86 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Chris.Gastmans@med.kuleuven.be |
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Advance Directives
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ethics* Aged Dementia* / psychology, therapy Euthanasia / ethics*, legislation & jurisprudence Humans Personhood Quality of Life Right to Die / ethics* Social Values |
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