The Dutch government tried to end this ambiguity by implementing a uniform notification procedure in 1990, hoping to persuade physicians to bring voluntary euthanasia cases to the attention of the authorities.
It is clear that neither expert's opinion nor adherence to guidelines is enough to persuade patients to follow a procedure such as EGD.
Respondents also support a ban on financial inducements or time-limited deals, which are used to persuade patients to go ahead with procedures.
In fact, given that the government followed established procedures in considering the increase, none of the five carriers expect to persuade the courts to reverse the decision.
Since then, there have been several unsuccessful attempts to persuade Cabinet to invoke the Article 100 procedure.
In Europe you have to persuade many smaller funders, all of whom have different procedures, priorities, budget cycles, and even languages, and then coax them to work together.
More significant, however, was the thrust at this time by Octel to persuade the New Zealand authorities to change their air monitoring procedures in order to produce less alarming data.
Dr Marie Gonzalez, bioethicist at the University of the Republic, called the measure "evil" and vowed to work to persuade her fellow gynaecologists to refuse to perform the procedure if it becomes law.
Scott Allen says that judges have on occasion issued orders for a specific doctor to perform a specific procedure, but adds, "There is almost always sufficient pushback from the medical community to persuade the legal system to back down.
