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British Euthanasia Program in 18 Other Countries

September 7, 2009 (LPAC)—According to the Pocket Guide to the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), the program—which was denounced last by week by several British doctors as responsible for euthanizing 1 out of every 6 people who died in the UK in the year 2007-2008—is being implemented in 18 other countries. The Guide provides the following information:

"Once commenced the goals of care prompt staff to consider the continued need for invasive procedures and whether current medications really are conferring benefit.... The current plans of care need to be reviewed and inappropriate interventions stopped when the burden of an intervention or treatment outweighs the benefits.... Although the LCP was originally developed for the care of cancer patients in the acute environment, it has been adapted and disseminated across all generic care settings irrespective of diagnosis. The LCP is used across all sectors. Total number of registrations in the UK: hospitals, 319; hospices, 131; care homes, 566; and community services, 807. The LCP is used not only in the UK. 18 other countries are registered with the LCP Framework."


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