| The issue of euthanasia in Greece from a legal viewpoint. | |
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PMID: 20211452 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Modern Greek society appears to be split regarding the legalization of euthanasia. The Greek Orthodox Church maintains a negative attitude. Research shows that some forms of euthanasia are carried out "behind closed doors". There is no specific legal provision. The government avoids bearing the political cost of regulating this marginal issue. According to the dominant view of Criminal Law jurists, some forms of euthanasia are considered permissible de lege lata, under certain conditions. The safety of the concurrence of these conditions, safeguarding of the acceptability of forms that are considered permissible and - mostly - the need to regulate the prohibited forms in exceptional cases, all force the legislators to promptly fill any legal vacuums. |
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Authors:
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Polichronis Voultsos; Samuel N Njau; Maria Vlachou |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-01-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of forensic and legal medicine Volume: 17 ISSN: 1878-7487 ISO Abbreviation: J Forensic Leg Med Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-03-09 Completed Date: 2010-06-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101300022 Medline TA: J Forensic Leg Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Forensic Medicine - Toxicology, AUTH, Greece. ndungu@med.auth.gr <ndungu@med.auth.gr> |
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Abnormalities, Multiple Euthanasia / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence* Greece Humans Infant, Newborn Religion and Medicine Third-Party Consent / legislation & jurisprudence Treatment Refusal / legislation & jurisprudence Withholding Treatment / legislation & jurisprudence |
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