Background Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) sparks debate in several countries, some of
which allow or plan to allow MAiD where a mental disorder is the sole underlying medical …

BackgroundEuthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) are practices that aim to alleviate the
suffering of people with life-limiting illnesses, but are controversial. One area of debate is the …

BackgroundIrremediability is a key requirement for euthanasia and assisted suicide for
psychiatric disorders (psychiatric EAS). Countries like the Netherlands and Belgium ask …

Physician assisted death (PAD) for patients with a psychiatric disorder is a controversial
topic of increasing relevance, since a growing number of countries are allowing it. General …

Objective As the empirical picture of adults with psychiatric conditions (further referred to as'
patients') requesting euthanasia is still incomplete, this study aims to deepen our …

Background Assisted dying for adults with psychiatric conditions (APC) is highly
controversial but legally possible in a few countries, including Belgium. Previous research …

Background Euthanasia review committees (Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie,
RTE) scrutinise all Dutch cases of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) to …

Objective Although euthanasia in the context of adult psychiatry is legalized in Belgium, it
poses major ethical and clinical challenges for the health care professionals and volunteers …

Abstract On 25 June 2021, the Law on Euthanasia in Spain came into force, providing for
two modes of helping an individual end their life: euthanasia and/or medically assisted …

If you slide far enough down the slippery slope envisioned by opponents of medical
assistance-in-dying (MAiD), you eventually land in a ghastly society with industrialized …