Background: Euthanasia has been legally performed in the Netherlands since 2002.
Respect for patient's autonomy is the underpinning ethical principal. However, patients have …

CONTEXT: Since 2002, the administration of a lethal drug by a physician at the explicit
request of the patient has been legal in Belgium. The incidence of euthanasia in Belgium …

Abstract In 2015, euthanasia accounted for 4.5% of deaths in the Netherlands, of which 93%
were performed by a GP. Historically, a conflict of physician's duties—to alleviate …

Background: In the international debate about assisted dying, it is commonly stated that
euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care. In Belgium, where euthanasia was legalized …

Background Physicians who receive a request for euthanasia or assisted suicide may
experience a conflict of duties: the duty to preserve life on the one hand and the duty to …

OBJECTIVE: Public opinion and professional organisations dominate the euthanasia
debate, and there is a need to understand the opinions of people confronted with …

On 23 September 2002, the Belgian law on euthanasia came into force. This makes Belgium
the second country in the world (after the Netherlands) to have an Act on euthanasia. Even …

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) is neither a
right of the patient nor a duty of the physician. Beside the legal requirements, physicians can …

Objective Obtaining in-depth information from both patient and physician perspectives about
what happens after a request for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) is refused …

Context: Some patients in palliative care units request euthanasia regardless of legislation.
Although studies have explored the reasons for these requests, little is known about the …