The number of official cases of euthanasia in the Netherlands rose 10% last year to 6091 and euthanasia now accounts for 4% of total deaths, according to the regional monitoring boards. Read more >>
Continue reading NETHERLANDS: Number of official cases of euthanasia rise 10% in the Netherlands:Although the wish of some people who are not physically ill to die is palpable, new legislation aimed specifically at such cases would be ‘undesirable’, the KNMG, a Dutch doctors association, said in a statement. Read more >>
Continue reading NETHERLANDS: Dutch doctors reject separate euthanasia rules for ‘completed lives’:Several Belgian physicians argue in a recent research letter in JAMA that encouraging the practice of organ donation after euthanasia will help reduce the waitlists for organ donation. Read more >>
Continue reading BELGIUM: Euthanised organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists in Belgium, say doctors:An interview with Maurie Markman MD on physician-assisted dying.
Continue reading Physician-Assisted Dying: Is a Patient’s Despair Reversible?The father of palliative care in Canada, physician Balfour Mount on the legacy of Cicely Saunders, the start of palliative care, and the true meaning of medical aid in dying.
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