Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in People With an Accumulation of Health Problems Related to Old Age: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study Among Physicians in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Frédérique W. M. Kraak-Steenken (Author), Sophie C. Renckens (Author), H. Roeline W. Pasman (Author), Fenne Bosma (Author), Agnes van der Heide (Author), Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen (Author)
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• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: We explored characteristics of people with an accumulation of health problems related to old age requesting euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) and identified characteristics associated with granting EAS requests.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study amon...