What I heard was that when it comes to irremediability, it's very complex. You have to look at the whole situation, and there's no test for irremediability.
I would like your opinion on an abstract from an article published by Cambridge University Press called “Irremediability in psychiatric euthanasia: examining the objective standard”. I'll read you the abstract and maybe you can comment on it.
Irremediability is a key requirement for euthanasia and assisted suicide for psychiatric disorders (psychiatric EAS). Countries like the Netherlands and Belgium ask clinicians to assess irremediability in light of the patient's diagnosis and prognosis and “according to current medical understanding”. Clarifying the relevance of a default objective standard for irremediability when applied to psychiatric EAS is crucial for solid policymaking. Yet so far, a thorough examination of this standard is lacking.
This was published only a year ago. I would elicit a comment, one way or the other, on this particular article.
Dr. Green, go ahead.