Last updated on:
6/4/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Evert van Leeuwen, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor in Philosophy and Medical Ethics at the Center for Ethics and Philosophy at Free University in Amsterdam
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“Assisting death in no way precludes giving the best palliative care possible but rather integrates compassionate care and respect for the patient’s autonomy and ultimately makes death with dignity a real option.”
“Assisted Death in the Netherlands: Physician at the Bedside When Help Is Requested,” Physician-Assisted Dying: The Case for Palliative Care & Patient Choice, 2004
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to end-of-life issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to end-of-life. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor in Philosophy and Medical Ethics, Center of Ethics and Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Editorial Board, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
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