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End-of-Life Decisions in the Netherlands over 25 Years

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: _To the Editor:_ In the Netherlands, the much debated practice of physician assistance in dying has been legally regulated since 2002. Such assistance may include physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia, in which a physician administers lethal medication at the explicit request of a patient. Both types of assistance are allowed only for patients who are “suffering unbearably” without any prospect of relief. [...]

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1705630

Authors: Agnes van der Heide, Johannes J.M. van Delden, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

Institutions: Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Utrecht, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2741628528

FWCI: 23.31

Cites: 4

Cited by: 128

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