End-of-Life Practices in the Netherlands under the Euthanasia Act
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- 10 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 356 (19), 1957-1965
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa071143
Abstract
In 2002, an act regulating the ending of life by a physician at the request of a patient with unbearable suffering came into effect in the Netherlands. In 2005, we performed a follow-up study of euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and other end-of-life practices.Keywords
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