RT Journal Article
T1 Spanish regulation of euthanasia and physician-  assisted suicide
A1 Velasco Sanz, Tamara Raquel
A1 Pinto Pastor, María Del Pilar
A1 Moreno Milán, Beatriz
A1 Mower Hanlon, Lydia Frances
A1 Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas, Benjamín
AB In March 2021, the Spanish Congress approved the law regulating euthanasia, that regulates both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). In this article, we analyse the Spanish law regulating euthanasia and PAS, comparing it with the rest of the European laws on euthanasia and PAS (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg). Identified strengths of the Spanish law, with respect to other norms, are that it is a law with many safeguards, which broadly recognises professionals’ right to conscientious objection and the specification that it makes on the prior comprehensive care of the patient, including the approach to care dependency. Regarding its shortcomings, the law does not differentiate well between euthanasia and PAS; it barely assigns a role to the healthcare team as a whole (similar to other regulations); it does not clarify the functions of the different professionals involved; it does not detail the specific composition and duration of theevaluation commission; it has not been accompanied by a prior or simultaneous regulation of palliative care; and, lastly, the period of time to implement the law is too short.
PB BMJ Journals
SN 0306-6800
YR 2021
FD 2021-07-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116929
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116929
LA eng
NO Velasco Sanz T, Pinto Pastor P, Moreno-Milán B, Mower Hanlon LF, Herreros B. Spanish  regulation of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. J Med Ethics 2021
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025