Objective—Consultation of another physician is an important method of review of the
practice of euthanasia. For the project “support and consultation in euthanasia in …

Consultation with another physician is considered to be an important safeguard of the
practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. The objective is to describe the …

In Belgium and the Netherlands, consultation of a second independent physician by the
attending physician is mandatory in euthanasia cases. In both countries, specialized …

Background An important principle underlying the Dutch Euthanasia Act is physicians'
responsibility to alleviate patients' suffering. The Dutch Act states that euthanasia and …

Abstract Background The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg have adopted laws
decriminalizing euthanasia under strict conditions of prudent practice. These laws stipulate …

Background Following the 2002 enactment of the Belgian law on euthanasia, which requires
the consultation of an independent second physician before proceeding with euthanasia …

In the project 'Support and consultation in Euthanasia in Amsterdam'(SCEA) general
practitioners can turn to 20 especially trained physicians for advice or consultation …

Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) was openly permitted but not technically legal in the
Netherlands for decades. In 2002, it was formally legalised through the Termination of Life …

Objective To investigate how often physicians act as a consultant in the review of intended
euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS), by whom physicians are asked to act as a …

OBJECTIVE: In the Netherlands the law states that physicians are allowed to grant a request
for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) if specific criteria for due care are met …