CURRENT STATE OF LITERATURE RELATED TO THE EUTHANASIA PRACTICES OF MINORS
CURRENT STATE OF LITERATURE RELATED TO THE EUTHANASIA PRACTICES OF MINORS
Author(s): Adrien Ala-Eddine Zagad, Maria AluaşSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Ethics; Minors’ Euthanasia; End-of-life Decisions Making;
Summary/Abstract: Euthanasia of minors is a medical procedure regulated and implemented in Belgium and Nederland. As all Euthanasia practices it is a topic very debated, especially in the field of medical ethics. This paper aim is to identify the literature published on this topic and to delineate the main perspectives of these practices. We collected articles published between 1st of January 2014 and 1st July 2018, treating about practices of euthanasia as a protocol for minors. 73 articles were selected from a total of 292 publications. We were looking to identify, in the same time, the context of the ethical debate on the topic and possible solutions or alternative to these practices.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Bioethica
- Issue Year: 64/2019
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 29-40
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English