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Fact sheets
Advance Directives
Assisted Dying
Assisted Dying and the USA
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Assisted Suicide
Oregon 2000 report on assisted dying
The "good death", an ideal within our grasp
An example of assisted suicide
Australia
Voluntary Euthanasia in Australia and the Netherlands
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Australia
From the Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Comfort Care
DNR - Do Not Resuscitate Orders
American Medical Association DNR Orders
British Medical Association Doctors Want Rule Change on Resuscitation
Source: News Article from The Times, UK
Double Effect
Double Effect
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Timothy Quill on the Rule of Double Effect
Dutch Euthanasia Law
Law text in English can be found here
Euthanasia
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Helga Kuhse, BIOETHICS NEWS, July 1992
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia
Dutch Euthanasia Law Guidelines
November 2000
Euthanasia and the World
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Euthanasia, Responses to Arguments Against
Brief Answers to Five Objections
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
The Fear of Abuse Objection
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
The Case Against Voluntary Euthanasia
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Euthanasia, The Case for
The Case for Voluntary Euthanasia
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
The Case for Voluntary Euthanasia
Adapted from VES UK
Euthanasia, World Practices
Voluntary Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Prior to 2000
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Voluntary Euthanasia in the Netherlands - A Research Update
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Choices when Dying 2003
Globally, various positive developments have happened this year to obtain choices for a dignified death, according to the World Federation of Right to Die Societies (an international non-governmental organization with 38 member societies in 23 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe).
Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
What about the Hippocratic Oath?
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Hospice
Medical Futility
Netherlands
Voluntary Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Prior to 2000
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Voluntary Euthanasia in the Netherlands - A Research Update
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Dutch law on Termination of life on request and assisted suicide (complete text)
The complete text of the Dutch law on euthanasia as entered into force on April 1st, 2002.
Opinions on Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Medical Opinion in South Australia
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Nursing Opinion in South Australia
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Public Opinion in South Australia
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Medical Opinion in the UK
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Public Opinion in the UK about Euthanasia
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Training in Issues around Assisted Suicide for the Faculty of Medicine
Motion in Swiss parliament submitted by Anne-Catherine Menétrey-Savary
Oregon
Oregon's Doctor Assisted Suicide Law
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Oregon 2000 report on assisted dying
State Law Influences State End of Life Care
Attitudes of Oregon Psychologists Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Oregon Death With Dignity Act.
Fenn and Ganzini, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, June 1999.
Slippery Slope
Background on the Slippery Slope Argument
The Slippery Slope Objection
Adapted from SAVES -- South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society
A Rebuttal to the Slippery Slope Argument
Adapted from VES --The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of England and Wales
Terminal Sedation
"A Story of Terminal Sedation"
Patient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration
Ira R. Byock, American Journal Hospice & Palliative Care, March/April 1995.