Abstract Background In the Netherlands, euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) is neither a
right of the patient nor a duty of the physician. Beside the legal requirements, physicians can …

OBJECTIVE: In the Netherlands the law states that physicians are allowed to grant a request
for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) if specific criteria for due care are met …

Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) was openly permitted but not technically legal in the
Netherlands for decades. In 2002, it was formally legalised through the Termination of Life …

Background Physicians who receive a request for euthanasia or assisted suicide may
experience a conflict of duties: the duty to preserve life on the one hand and the duty to …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of euthanasia and assisted suicide in family practice
in the Netherlands, the reasons for its practice, and the characteristics of patients and …

Background Since the enactment of the euthanasia law in the Netherlands, there has been a
lively public debate on assisted dying that may influence the way patients talk about …

Background: Caring for terminally ill patients is a meaningful task, however the patient's
suffering can be a considerable burden and cause of frustration. Objectives: The aim of this …

Background: Legalizing euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a current topic of
debate in many countries. The Netherlands is the only country where legislation covers both …

Introduction: In The Netherlands, physicians have to be convinced that the patient suffers
unbearably and hopelessly before granting a request for euthanasia. The extent to which …

Background An important principle underlying the Dutch Euthanasia Act is physicians'
responsibility to alleviate patients' suffering. The Dutch Act states that euthanasia and …