ArticleInternational journal of public health2020
Commonalities and differences in legal euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in three countries: a population-level comparison.
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- [Request for and practice of assisted suicide-results of a survey among members of the German association for palliative medicine].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Life, death, and 280 characters: a hashtag analysis of #AssistedSuicide on X (2015-2025).Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Assisted Suicide and Suicide Prevention: Ethical Perspectives, Attitudes and Challenges for Nurses in Long-Term Care-A Qualitative Focus Group Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- What medical conditions lead to a request for euthanasia? A rapid scoping review.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Medical Aid in Dying: A Societal Challenge.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Characteristics and outcomes of peer consultations for assisted dying request assessments: Cross-sectional survey study among attending physicians.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The role of anaesthesiologists in lethal injection: a call to action.Lancet (London, England) · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe and compare euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) practice in Flanders, Belgium (BE), the Netherlands (NL) and Switzerland (CH).
methodsMortality follow-back surveys among attending physicians of a random sample of death certificates.
resultsWe studied 349 EAS deaths in BE (4.6% of all deaths), 851 in NL (4.6% of all deaths) and 65 in CH (1.4% of all deaths). People who died by EAS were mostly aged 65 or older (BE: 81%, NL: 77% and CH: 71%) and were mostly diagnosed with cancer (BE: 57% and NL: 66%). Home was the most common place of death in NL (79%), while in BE and CH, more variation was found regarding to place of death. The decision to perform EAS was more frequently discussed with a colleague physician in BE (93%) and NL (90%) than in CH (60%).
conclusionsEAS practice characteristics vary considerably in the studied countries with legal EAS. In addition to the legal context, cultural factors as well as the manner in which legislation is implemented play a role in how EAS legislation translates into practice.
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