Abstract Background In the Netherlands, patients have the legal right to make a request for
euthanasia to their physician. However, it is not clear what it means in a moral sense for a …

Abstract In 2015, euthanasia accounted for 4.5% of deaths in the Netherlands, of which 93%
were performed by a GP. Historically, a conflict of physician's duties—to alleviate …

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 …

Background: Euthanasia has been legally performed in the Netherlands since 2002.
Respect for patient's autonomy is the underpinning ethical principal. However, patients have …

Background Everyday clinical practice requires knowledge of medical ethics and the taking
of moral positions. We investigated the ethical knowledge and attitudes of a representative …

During the summer of 1999 and in April 2002 Iwent to the Netherlands in order to meet
someof the leading authorities on the euthanasiapolicy. They were asked multiple …

Introduction: The Dutch Euthanasia Act (2002) states that euthanasia is not punishable if the
attending physician acts in accordance with the statutory due care criteria. These criteria …

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 …

Background Euthanasia remains controversial in Canada and an issue of debate among
physicians. Most studies have explored the opinion of health professionals regarding its …

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 …