Empirical data on the rate of euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and other end-of-life
decisions have greatly contributed to the debate about the role of such practices in modern …

Abstract Background The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg have adopted laws
decriminalizing euthanasia under strict conditions of prudent practice. These laws stipulate …

Background The question whether euthanasia should be legalised has led to substantial
public debate in France. The objective of this study in a sample of French physicians was to …

On January 17, 1990, the then newly formed coalition government of the Netherlands
appointed the Committee to Investigate the Medical Practice Concerning Euthanasia. The …

Although euthanasia has been a pressing ethical and public issue, empirical data are
lacking in Japan. We aimed to explore Japanese nurses' attitudes to patients' requests for …

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 …

Title. Euthanasia and physician‐assisted suicide in the Dutch homecare sector: the role of
the district nurse Aim. This paper is a report of the findings of a study into the role of district …

Background: The Netherlands and Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002. Aim: In this study
we describe and compare cases of reported euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in …

Objective: To explore the experiences of people with a “terminal illness”, focusing on the
patients' perspective of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Method: A qualitative study using …

This article presents the attitudes of nurses towards three issues concerning their role in
euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. A questionnaire survey was conducted with …