PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Raphael Cohen-Almagor
TI  - First do no harm: intentionally shortening lives of patients without their explicit request in Belgium
AID  - 10.1136/medethics-2014-102387
DP  - 2015 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 625--629
VI  - 41
IP  - 8
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/41/8/625.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/41/8/625.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2015 Aug 01; 41
AB  - The aim of this article is to provide a critical review of one of the most worrying aspects of the euthanasia policy and practice in Belgium—the deliberate shortening of lives of some patients without their explicit voluntary request. Some suggestions designed to improve the situation and prevent abuse are offered.