Slovak Nurse Claims "Euthanasia Defense"

This is a case of a Slovak nurse claiming he committed euthanasia. BUT here's the significant point: Did the patient ask for it, and how would we know now that the patient is dead?

Hospital employee who administered lethal medication remains in custody

The male nurse who reportedly helped a patient, age 63, to die has not appealed a court’s decision about detention and he has apparently decided to spend the investigation period in pre-trial custody, the Sme daily was informed by the spokesman of the Bratislava Regional Court, Pavol Adamčiak. more

Here's An Uncomfortable Truth From Nabil Shaban

In Belgium: No, It's Not Death With Dignity - It's Cold Blooded Murder

Forgive my chuckle at this research from the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which reports that in Belgium, in spite of all the “transparency,” “legal checks,” etc., not only are doctors sometimes the killers, but nurses as well, and surprise, surprise, a whole bunch of people were killed without ever having requested it. This, in a sane world, is called murder. Ah, but the pro-deathers call it ”death with dignity.” Aren’t we lucky??

The role of nurses in physician-assisted deaths in Belgium

. . . Overall, 128 nurses reported having cared for a patient who received euthanasia and 120 for a patient who received life-ending drugs without his or her explicit request. . . . life-ending drugs were administered by the nurse in 12% of the cases of euthanasia, as compared with 45% of the cases of assisted death without an explicit request. In both types of assisted death, the nurses acted on the physician’s orders but mostly in the physician’s absence. . . . Interpretation: By administering the life-ending drugs in some of the cases of euthanasia, and in almost half of the cases without an explicit request from the patient, the nurses in our study operated beyond the legal margins of their profession. more

Gee, I Thought ALL Nurses Were Against Assisted Suicide!

Speaking of a slippery slope: Just exactly how far have we gone down that slope when we are asking nurses whether they agree with assisted suicide or not? That means they must think that not every nurse is against it, which, of course, is probably true. So, in this day and age, beware those kindly nurses’ faces, they may not have your best interests at heart!!

Share your views on assisted suicide

Nursing Times is asking nurses about their feelings and experience around assisted suicide.

We want to gain a comprehensive picture of how nurses deal with this difficult issue in hospitals, in the community, in hospices and nursing homes. more