Objective: Euthanasia has been considered unethical for most of the history of medicine.
Recently it has been legalised in some countries, including parts of Australasia. We describe …

Belgium has become one of the few countries in the world where euthanasia is legally
allowed within a specific juridical framework. Even more unique is the inclusion of grounds …

This article provides a critical analysis of Dutch euthanasia policy and practice. The research
benefited from twenty-eight interviews conducted in the Netherlands during the summer of …

Israel as well as many other countries in the West has developed new laws and
recommendations for physicians and other health professionals coping with the terminally ill …

Objective To review the current status of the euthanasia debate by examining public and
physician attitudes towards euthanasia, the practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands, recent …

In May 1995, the Northern Territory of Australia became the first legislative jurisdiction in the
world to introduce legislation specifically sanctioning active voluntary euthanasia. Shortly …

At 2.00 am on the morning of May 24, 1995 the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australia passed the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act by the narrow margin of 15 votes to 10 …

Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide remain controversial in the United States of
America, in the Netherlands, and in other western countries. Debates involve highly abstract …

Euthanasia and, to a much lesser extent, physician assisted suicide have been socially
accepted and openly practised in the Netherlands for about two decades. The Netherlands' …

In the Netherlands, euthanasia has become an accepted practice over the past few
decades, and it is now endorsed by law, the medical profession and public opinion …