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Undladelse af behandling hos svaert syge neonatale börn
Engelsk titel: Omission of treatment of severely ill neonates Läs online Författare: Gregers, Lea ; Silber, Anders Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 12 Dokumenttyp: Översikt UI-nummer: 13037021

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2013;175(5)269-71 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

For the past two decades it has been common practice in Denmark to withhold or withdraw medical care from neonates born before 28 weeks of gestation if they have poor survival chances or risk of future complications (poor quality of life). This practice is neither supported by the Danish Health Law, a law which furthermore does not include a consideration to quality of life, nor fully recognized as neonatal euthanasia. This is unacceptable as it results in a lack of proper guidelines relating to moral aspects and a failure to understand the full moral impact of neonatal euthanasia.