Abstract Background New Zealand recently introduced law permitting terminally ill people to
request and receive assisted dying (AD) in specified circumstances. Given the nature and …

Background Based on the case of palliative care and euthanasia in the Netherlands, this
paper presents an analysis of frames and counter-frames used in the ongoing public debate …

Alongside increasing rates of dementia diagnoses worldwide, efforts to seek alternative end-
of-life options also increase. While the concept of assisted dying remains controversial, the …

Based on a thematic content analysis of 813 in-group posts, the study presented in this
article aimed to analyse first the implications of (social) immobility and lockdowns for …

Individual agency is central to late modern and neoliberal concepts of the self and notions of
a good death. Assisted dying can be understood as a reflection of these ideas in that control …

Rationale There is a paucity of empirical studies exploring how death and dying in old age
are actually represented and debated within the Dutch society. Objective This study …

Death by assisted dying has long received media attention and remains a current socio-
political health topic today. For many, understanding assisted dying is derived from media …

This study described the views of older New Zealand adults toward assisted dying and
specifically the End of Life Choice Act (2019), an Act making assisted dying legal. An …

Euthanasia or assisted dying (EAD) remains a highly contentious issue internationally.
Although polls report that a majority New Zealanders support EAD, there are concerns about …

Around the world, the recent introduction of assisted death laws has meant that undertaking
medical assistance in dying (MAID) is now an option for some persons wishing to end their …