Attitudes of Dutch general practitioners and nursing home physicians to active voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 495-496
Author(s):  
S. G. Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Voluntary Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide

Requests for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide and the availability and application of palliative options

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIJKE C. JANSEN-VAN DER WEIDE, ◽  
BREGJE D. ONWUTEAKA-PHILIPSEN ◽  
GERRIT VAN DER WAL
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Medical Futility ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide

Objective: This study investigated the palliative options available when a patient requested euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS), the extent to which the options were applied, and changes in the patient's wishes.Methods: In an observational study, 3614 general practitioners (GPs) filled in a questionnaire and described their most recent request for EAS (if any) (n = 1,681).Results: Palliative options were still available in 25% of cases. In these cases options were applied in 63%; in 46% of these cases patients withdrew their request. Medication other than antibiotics, which was most frequently mentioned as a palliative option (67%), and applied most frequently (79%), together with radiotherapy, most frequently resulted in patients withdrawing their request.Significance of results: GPs include the availability of palliative options in their decision making when considering EAS. The fact that not all options are applied or, if applied, the patient persists in the request is related to autonomy of the patient, the burden on the patient, and medical futility of the option.

U.K. PHYSICIANS'ATTITUDES TOWARD ACTIVE VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

Death Studies ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Dickinson ◽  
Carol J. Lancaster ◽  
David Clark ◽  
Sam H. Ahmedzai ◽  
William Noble
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Voluntary Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide

Attitudes of Michigan Physicians and the Public toward Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Euthanasia

1996 ◽  
Vol 334 (5) ◽  
pp. 303-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerald G. Bachman ◽  
Kirsten H. Alcser ◽  
David J. Doukas ◽  
Richard L. Lichtenstein ◽  
Amy D. Corning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Voluntary Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
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