“Palliative sedation” or “terminal sedation” ? , the centre of controversy in the Netherlands

Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation

by Michael Cook 

Should deep, continuous sedation at the end of life really be treated as normal medical practice in the Netherlands, ask three Dutch authors in the Journal of Medical Ethics. 

Although they do not appear to oppose euthanasia, they argue that “morally problematic aspects inherent to palliative sedation do not get the attention they deserve” under current guidelines. 

Since palliative sedation accounted for more than 12% of deaths in the Netherlands in 2010, this is an important issue

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