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Voluntary euthanasia (Death with Dignity)
— Billet d'État [Bill of State] : Wednesday, 27th October 2004 | | Corporate Author | Policy Council, States of Guernsey |
| Publisher | States of Guernsey, St Peter Port, Guernsey, 2004 |
| Pages | 1766 pp (XVI 2004) |
| Source | Policy Council, States of Guernsey, Sir Charles Frossard House, PO Box 43, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1FH. tel: 01481 707351 email: ykayll@health.gov.gg |
| Keywords | Euthanasia ; Law ; Research Reviews ; Channel Islands ; International. |
| Annotation | At the September 2002 meeting a Requête [request to have something discussed] was approved which directed the Advisory and Finance Committee "... to carry out appropriate investigations and consultations with whomever it deems fit and ... to bring a report to the States of Deliberation, on the implications of Doctor Assisted Death or some other Death with Dignity Legislation to be implemented within Guernsey containing that Committee's recommendation ..." A Death with Dignity Working Party was formed on behalf of the Advisory and Finance Committee, which invited submissions from interest groups and members of the public on this subject. This final Report [Bill of State] contains the evidence, debate and recommendations of the Working Group. The debate lead to a vote of 34 against voluntary euthanasia and 14 in favour. Supplementary recommendations make a commitment to an increased emphasis on the practice of palliative care; that the law and practice should be clarified to achieve greater certainty about advanced directives (living wills) both for their makers and the medical practitioners. Also, clarification is required that the proper prescribing of pain relief under the double effect principle is legal and is included as part of the future legislation on end of life decisions. The Report includes a number of relevant articles which are referenced and a bibliography. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050201501 B |
| Classmark | CY: VR: 3A:6KC: 89E: 72 |
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