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 …

Objective: To learn more about the attitudes of German general practitioners (GPs)
concerning euthanasia and the frequency of its performance in Germany. Methods: 500 GPs …

Background: The practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in the
Netherlands has been regulated since 2002 by the Euthanasia Act. In the ongoing debate …

Background Debates around euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) are ongoing
around the globe. Public support has been mounting in Western countries, while some …

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

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Euthanasia (EU) and/or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is legal
in some countries and being considered in others. Attitudes to EU/PAS among Danish …

Surveys carried out among palliative care physicians have shown that most participants do
not support euthanasia and assisted suicide. Belgium, however, is one of the few countries …

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 …

Objective: To gain insight into the attitudes of Dutch general practitioners and nursing home
physicians to vol-untary active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Design …

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 …