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: 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 …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To explore the opinion of the Dutch general public and of
physicians regarding euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia. DESIGN A cross …

Abstract Background The Dutch law states that a physician may perform euthanasia
according to a written advance euthanasia directive (AED) when a patient is incompetent as …

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

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 …

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, in 2002, euthanasia became a legitimate medical
act, only allowed when the due care criteria and procedural requirements are met. Legally …

Background: Due to recent legislations on euthanasia and its current practice in the
Netherlands and Belgium, issues of end-of-life medicine have become very vital in many …

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

The object of this study was to investigate the attitudes of physicians, nurses and the general
public to physician-assisted suicide (PAS), active voluntary euthanasia (AVE) and passive …