Background End-of-life decisions remain a hotly debated issue in many European countries
and the acceptance in the general population can act as an important anchor point in these …

Background There has been no in-depth research of public attitudes on withholding or
withdrawing life-prolonging treatment, euthanasia, assisted suicide and physician assisted …

Context It is crucial that physicians understand differing attitudes toward euthanasia and
which factors to consider when discussing end-of-life decisions with patients and families …

Background Research on attitudes towards end-of-life decisions (ELDs) contextually most
often refers to the very end of life, that is, to situations of terminally ill patients or severe pain …

Introduction With an ageing population, end-of-life care is increasing in importance. The
present work investigated characteristics and time trends of older peoples' attitudes towards …

Background In recent decades, the general public has become increasingly receptive
toward a legislation that allows active voluntary euthanasia (AVE). The purpose of this study …

National legislation, as well as arguments of experts, in Germany and Israel represent
opposite regulatory approaches and positions in bioethical debates concerning end-of-life …

Abstract Background Euthanasia Expertise Center (EEC) in the Netherlands provides
euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide for patients who meet all requirements of the Dutch …

Medical end-of-life decisions, defined as end-of-life practices with a potential or certain life-
shortening effect, precede almost 50% of deaths in Western countries, and receive ample …

Background Attitudes towards active euthanasia by request of competent patients who are
seriously or incurable ill people are common in public debates. There is still a lack of …