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. 2014 Aug 16;11:507–529. doi: 10.1007/s11673-014-9554-z

Table 2.

Activists’ motivations for synergy between legal euthanasia and development of palliative care

Motivations
Of Activists for LEGAL EUTHANASIA to Promote PALLIATIVE CARE Of Activists for PALLIATIVE CARE to Promote LEGAL EUTHANASIA
ETHICAL • Intrinsic value of PC
• Prevention of euthanasia for lack of PC services
• Centrality of patient autonomy
PRAGMATIC
MACRO LEVEL (Political decision-making) Political reciprocity Political reciprocity
MICRO LEVEL
(Individual decision-making)
• Intrinsic value of PC
• Prevention of euthanasia for lack of PC services
• Centrality of patient autonomy
• Regulating clandestine practices
• Ambition of exemplary role for “eu-euthanasia”