{"id":12043,"date":"2013-01-09T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12043"},"modified":"2023-01-22T17:43:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T01:43:04","slug":"assisted-dying-the-current-situation-in-flanders-euthanasia-embedded-in-palliative-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12043","title":{"rendered":"Assisted dying &#8211; the current situation in Flanders: euthanasia embedded in palliative care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Vanden Berghe, Ars\u00e8ne Mullie, Marc Desmet, Gert Huysmans<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/europeanjpalliativecare.jpg\" alt=\"European Journal of Palliative Care\" class=\"wp-image-12522\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">European Journal of Palliative Care<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Journal Summary<\/strong><br>In Flanders (the Dutch-speaking, northern part of Belgium), in the course of the last ten years, physician-assisted dying and euthanasia have become embedded in palliative care. Paul Vanden Berghe, Ars\u00e8ne Mullie, Marc Desmet and Gert Huysmans, from the Federation of Palliative Care Flanders, describe how this major change happened and what issues it raises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Berghe PV, Mullie A, Desmet M, Huysmans G. <a href=\"https:\/\/palliatievezorgvlaanderen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Assisted-dying-%E2%80%93-the-current-situation-in-Flanders-euthanasia-embedded-in-palliative-care.pdf\">Assisted dying &#8211; the current situation in Flanders: euthanasia embedded in palliative care<\/a>. European J Palliative Care. 2013;20(6):266-272. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Vanden Berghe, Ars\u00e8ne Mullie, Marc Desmet, Gert Huysmans Journal SummaryIn Flanders (the Dutch-speaking, northern part of Belgium), in the course of the last ten years, physician-assisted dying and euthanasia have become embedded in palliative care. 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