Objectives: To discover the current state of opinion and practice among doctors in Victoria,
Australia, regarding end-of-life decisions and the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia …

CONTEXT: Since the legalization of euthanasia, physicians in Belgium may, under certain
conditions, administer life-ending drugs at the explicit request of a patient. OBJECTIVES: To …

Objectives To estimate the rate of reporting of euthanasia cases to the Federal Control and
Evaluation Committee and to compare the characteristics of reported and unreported cases …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the form and content of ethics policies on euthanasia in Flemish
hospitals and the possible influence of religious affiliation on policy content. METHODS …

Importance The increasing legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
worldwide makes it important to understand related attitudes and practices. Objective To …

Changes in medical practices during transitions in regulating healthcare are rarely
investigated. In this study, we investigated changes in medical end-of-life decisions with a …

Background In most European countries the attitudes regarding the acceptability of active
euthanasia have clearly changed in the population since World War II. Therefore, it is …

Background Although euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) in people with psychiatric
disorders is relatively rare, the increasing incidence of EAS requests has given rise to public …

Background The Dutch euthanasia law regulates physician assistance in dying for patients
who are suffering unbearably from a medical condition. We studied the attitudes of the Dutch …