Judgement of suffering in the case of a euthanasia request in The Netherlands

Introduction: In The Netherlands, physicians have to be convinced that the patient suffers unbearably and hopelessly before granting a request for euthanasia. The extent to which general practitioners (GPs), consulted physicians and members of the euthanasia review committees judge this criterion si...

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Authors: Rietjens, J. A. C. (Author) ; van Tol, D. G. (Author) ; Schermer, M. (Author) ; van der Heide, A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2009
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 35, Issue: 8, Pages: 502-507
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