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BETH 315/415: Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Death in the Netherlands

Brusells SquareInternational Bioethics Education Program

Instructor: Stuart J. Youngner, M.D.

This 3-credit course focuses on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the Netherlands, where it has been legalized. The focus of the course will be to understand the cultural context in which euthanasia policy is implemented and compare it to that of the United States. The course includes a ten-day trip over Spring Break, during which time students are taught by faculty at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Nijmegen, as well as prominent guest speakers. Teaching includes regular discussion sessions with the course instructors who attend the trip, and may include some guided field experiences to a hospice, a neonatal intensive care unit, a physician’s home office, and the ce. Students interact with some of the leading proponents and opponents of euthanasia. Prior to the trip, students attend six hours of lectures, either at Case Western Reserve University or via a web-based tutorial, and are expected to become familiar with the extensive literature, including empirical studies, dealing with euthanasia in both countries. Following the trip, students meet with the instructor for an additional four hours.

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    March 2009 courses

    March 2009 courses take place March 9-13, trip March 6-15.
    • BETH 315/415: French Perspectives on Controversies at the Beginning and End of Life-Paris, France
    • BETH 315/415: Public Health Ethics: Focus on the Netherlands
    • BETH 315/415: Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Death in the Netherlands
    • BETH 315/415: From Bio-Piracy to Bio-Policing:  Ethical Issues in International Genomic Research, Public Health Genetics, and DNA-based Forensics (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
    • BETH 315/415: International Women's Health Issues: Focus on Netherlands
    • BETH 315/415: Mental Health Ethics--"Stigma, Deinstitutionalization, and the Severely Mentally Ill: European and American Experiences"--Belgium,NL
    • BETH 315/415: European Perspectives on Bioethics--Salamanca, Spain