The legalization of physician-assisted death for terminally ill patients is a controversial
medical and societal issue. These authors investigated differences in the frequency and …

Background Many people who might benefit from specialist palliative care services are not
using them. Aim We examined the use of these services and the reasons for not using them in …

In surveys of physicians about patients who had died in Belgium, where euthanasia is legal,
the rate of euthanasia increased between 2007 and 2013, from 1.9 to 4.6% of deaths. The …

Background: In 2002, the Belgian Act on Euthanasia came into effect, regulating the intentional
ending of life by a physician at the patient’s explicit request. We undertook this study to …

Background: Legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has been heavily
debated in many countries. To help inform this debate, we describe the practices of euthanasia …

Importance Right to Die NL, an organization in the Netherlands that advocates for the option
of euthanasia, founded the End-of-Life Clinic in 2012 to provide euthanasia or physician-…

Assisted dying practices, which include euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS),
have expanded significantly around the world over the past 20 years. Euthanasia refers to the …

Background Euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, such as those suffering from
psychiatric disorders or dementia, is legal in Belgium under strict conditions but remains a …

Background Although the Belgian assessment pathway for legal euthanasia requires the
engagement of at least one psychiatrist, little is known about psychiatrists’ attitudes towards …

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 …