In our article, the finding that half of cases of assisted death are performed without the
patient's explicit request is very much supported by the data. There was patient consent or a …

Last month, the Netherlands became the first country to decriminalize voluntary euthanasia.
Under new legislation a doctor will not be prosecuted for terminating a person's life …

The health secretary, John Reid, has promised further funds to help double the number of
cancer patients allowed to die at home—if NHS pilots prove claims, as they are expected to …

Four doctors at the Kaplan Medical Centre-Harzfeld Geriatric Hospital south of Tel Aviv were
arrested and brought before the Tel Aviv magistrates' court on Monday 9 October. The …

Slovak health minister Rudolf Zajac has said that a new payment system whereby patients
contribute towards the cost of medical treatment has been a huge success in cutting …

Patients have gained unprecedented levels of control over their medical care, including
prospective control over what treatments they will receive if they lose the ability to make …

Using the case of Ebola Virus Disease as an example, this paper shows why patients at high
risk for death have a defensible moral claim to access unregistered medical interventions …

BACKGROUND The history of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
dates back to the early 1990s in the state of Oregon. At that time, lack of communication …

Dear Editor, We thank Rady and Verheijde for their comments [1] on our article [2]. They are
correct in pointing out that end-of-life (EOL) decisions on treatment withdrawal require …

The ethical principle of respect for patient autonomy and the legal principle of patient self-
determination, gives individuals the right to make their own health care decisions. Advance …