Physician-assisted deaths under the euthanasia law in Belgium: a population-based survey
K Chambaere, J Bilsen, J Cohen… - CMAJ, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has been heavily
debated in many countries. To help inform this debate, we describe the practices of …
debated in many countries. To help inform this debate, we describe the practices of …
The first five years of euthanasia legislation in Belgium and the Netherlands: description and comparison of cases
ML Rurup, T Smets, J Cohen, J Bilsen… - Palliative …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Netherlands and Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002. Aim: In this study
we describe and compare cases of reported euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in …
we describe and compare cases of reported euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in …
Legal euthanasia in Belgium: characteristics of all reported euthanasia cases
T Smets, J Bilsen, J Cohen, ML Rurup, L Deliens - Medical care, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To study the reported medical practice of euthanasia in Belgium since
implementation of the euthanasia law. Research Design: Analysis of the anonymous …
implementation of the euthanasia law. Research Design: Analysis of the anonymous …
Medical end-of-life practices under the euthanasia law in Belgium
J Bilsen, J Cohen, K Chambaere… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
The legalization of physician-assisted death for terminally ill patients is a controversial
medical and societal issue. These authors investigated differences in the frequency and …
medical and societal issue. These authors investigated differences in the frequency and …
Commonalities and differences in legal euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in three countries: a population-level comparison
S Dierickx, B Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Y Penders… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To describe and compare euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS)
practice in Flanders, Belgium (BE), the Netherlands (NL) and Switzerland (CH). Methods …
practice in Flanders, Belgium (BE), the Netherlands (NL) and Switzerland (CH). Methods …
Recent trends in euthanasia and other end-of-life practices in Belgium
K Chambaere, R Vander Stichele… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
In surveys of physicians about patients who had died in Belgium, where euthanasia is legal,
the rate of euthanasia increased between 2007 and 2013, from 1.9 to 4.6% of deaths. The …
the rate of euthanasia increased between 2007 and 2013, from 1.9 to 4.6% of deaths. The …
Euthanasia in Belgium: trends in reported cases between 2003 and 2013
S Dierickx, L Deliens, J Cohen, K Chambaere - Cmaj, 2016 - Can Med Assoc
Background: In 2002, the Belgian Act on Euthanasia came into effect, regulating the
intentional ending of life by a physician at the patient's explicit request. We undertook this …
intentional ending of life by a physician at the patient's explicit request. We undertook this …
Trends in end-of-life practices before and after the enactment of the euthanasia law in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2010: a repeated cross-sectional survey
BD Onwuteaka-Philipsen, A Brinkman-Stoppelenburg… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background In 2002, the euthanasia act came into effect in the Netherlands, which was
followed by a slight decrease in the euthanasia frequency. We assessed frequency and …
followed by a slight decrease in the euthanasia frequency. We assessed frequency and …
[HTML][HTML] Two decades of research on euthanasia from the Netherlands. What have we learnt and what questions remain?
JAC Rietjens, PJ Van Der Maas… - Journal of bioethical …, 2009 - Springer
Two decades of research on euthanasia in the Netherlands have resulted into clear insights
in the frequency and characteristics of euthanasia and other medical end-of-life decisions in …
in the frequency and characteristics of euthanasia and other medical end-of-life decisions in …
[HTML][HTML] Process and outcomes of euthanasia requests under the Belgian act on euthanasia: a nationwide survey
Y Van Wesemael, J Cohen, J Bilsen, T Smets… - Journal of pain and …, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Since 2002, the administration of a lethal drug by a physician at the explicit
request of the patient has been legal in Belgium. The incidence of euthanasia in Belgium …
request of the patient has been legal in Belgium. The incidence of euthanasia in Belgium …