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DOUBLE EUTHANASIA [1 record]

Record 1 2019-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Sociology of Medicine
  • Health Law
CONT

Sometimes, both members of a couple may make simultaneous requests for euthanasia. If both requests are granted, this is sometimes referred to as [a] "double euthanasia." In such cases, the committees expect the [involved] physicians to consult a different independent physician for each of the partners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Sociologie de la médecine
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

Il arrive qu'un couple fasse une demande d'euthanasie simultanée. Dans ces cas de double euthanasie, les commissions considèrent que […] les médecins concernés doivent faire appel à un consultant différent pour chacun des partenaires.

OBS

double euthanasie; euthanasie en duo : termes tirés du mini-lexique «Soins en fin de vie et aide médicale à mourir» et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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