This article reports the findings of a cross-sectional study that compared the attitudes of 618
respondents of a general household survey and a random sample of 1,197 physicians …

Aim. To report a study on the role of nurses in euthanasia and physician‐assisted suicide in
hospitals, conducted as part of a wider study on the role of nurses in medical end‐of‐life …

Two decades of research on euthanasia in the Netherlands have resulted into clear insights
in the frequency and characteristics of euthanasia and other medical end-of-life decisions in …

Objective. To determine how often requests are made for euthanasia and physician-assisted
suicide (EAS) in the absence of severe disease and how such requests are dealt with in …

Background: Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002. Physicians must report each
euthanasia case to the Federal Control and Evaluation Committee. This study examines …

Abstract Since the Swiss Association for Palliative Care (SAPC) considers itself an important
partner in the national debate on euthanasia, the Board decided to conduct a survey among …

Background In 1991 a new procedure for reporting physician-assisted deaths was
introduced in the Netherlands that led to a tripling in the number of reported cases. In 1995 …

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 …

Background In 2002, an act regulating the ending of life by a physician at the request of a
patient with unbearable suffering came into effect in the Netherlands. In 2005, we performed …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the results of surveys about attitudes toward
euthanasia and related issues that was conducted among palliative care specialists, health …