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Heleen Weyers

University of Groningen
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  • University of Groningen
    Faculty of Philosophy
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Groningen, Netherlands
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  • Physician assisted death in Western Europe : the legal and empirical situation
    In Timothy E. Quill & Franklin G. Miller (eds.), Palliative care and ethics, Oxford University Press. 2014.
    Euthanasia
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    Euthanasie: gaat het nog wel goed in de Lage Landen?
    with Gerbert van Loenen and Herman Nys
    Res Publica 57 (2): 235-250. 2015.
    Value Theory
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    Opinions about euthanasia and advanced dementia: a qualitative study among Dutch physicians and members of the general public
    with Pauline S. C. Kouwenhoven, Natasja J. H. Raijmakers, Johannes J. M. van Delden, Judith A. C. Rietjens, Donald G. Van Tol, Suzanne van de Vathorst, Nienke de Graeff, Agnes van der Heide, and Ghislaine J. M. W. van Thiel
    BMC Medical Ethics 16 (1): 7. 2015.
    The Dutch law states that a physician may perform euthanasia according to a written advance euthanasia directive when a patient is incompetent as long as all legal criteria of due care are met. This may also hold for patients with advanced dementia. We investigated the differing opinions of physicians and members of the general public on the acceptability of euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia
    Medical Ethics
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    Dutch physicians on the role of the family in continuous sedation
    with Donald G. van Tol, Pauline Kouwenhoven, and Bea van der Vegt
    Journal of Medical Ethics 41 (3): 240-244. 2015.
    Biomedical EthicsEuthanasia
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