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- Title
Does Euthanasia Have a Dampening Effect on Suicide Rates? Recent Experiences from the Netherlands.
- Authors
Boer, Theo A.
- Abstract
It is often argued that the option of euthanasia will keep patients from attempting suicide. Although there is some plausibility in this argument (the option of euthanasia may cause some patients to refrain from suicide and instead wait for a doctor to help them, and it may lead others to refrain from wanting to die altogether), there seems to be no causal link between the possibility of euthanasia and lower suicide rates. The opposite seems to be the case: the suicide rates in the Netherlands are the fastest growing when compared to surrounding European countries, most of which lack the option of euthanasia.
- Publication
Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, 2016, p1
- ISSN
1916-2405
- Publication type
Academic Journal