Background Research in the end-of-life context has explored the sense of dignity
experienced by patients with advanced disease, examining the factors associated with it …

Background: Assisted dying is legal in four European countries and three American states.
Elsewhere, particularly in more affluent or mainly Protestant countries, it remains …

This report on end‐of‐life decision‐making in Canada was produced by an international
expert panel and commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada. It consists of five chapters …

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) engage with a broad range of health care
services from symptom onset to end-of-life care. We undertook a grounded theory study to …

Background Family members do not have an official position in the practice of euthanasia
and physician assisted suicide (EAS) in the Netherlands according to statutory regulations …

Background Safeguarding the dignity of patients at the end of life is a key objective in
palliative care practice in Denmark. The concept of dignity and how it influences a dying …

Introduction The debate on assisted dying and its components, euthanasia and physician-
assisted suicide has evolved with the emergence of the right to dignity and the wish to …

Background Although suicide experts recommend using neutral suicide referents in news
media reporting, this recommendation has not yet been tested empirically. This …

The highly charged debate about the moral status of assisted suicide features regularly in
the news media in medically advanced countries. In the United Kingdom, the debate has …

Objective The objective of the study is to test a model in which perceived loss of dignity and
control are proposed, along with symptoms of depression and functional impairment, as risk …