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Euthanasia in the Netherlands
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Euthanasia in the Netherlands is regulated by the "Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act" which was passed in 2001[1] and took effect in 2002. It states that euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are not punishable if the attending physician acts in accordance with criteria of due care.[2] These criteria concern the patient's request, the patient's suffering (unbearable and hopeless), the information provided to the patient, the absence of reasonable alternatives, consultation of another physician and the applied method of ending life.[2] To demonstrate their compliance, the Act requires physicians to consult another, independant colleague before the euthanasia (a so called "scen doctor")[3] and to send a report after the euthanasia to a review committee.[2]
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bbcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Buiting H, van Delden J, Onwuteaka-Philpsen B, et al. (2009). "Reporting of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands: descriptive study". BMC Med Ethics. 10: 18. doi:10.1186/1472-6939-10-18. PMC 2781018. PMID 19860873.
- ^ Euthanasiecommissie: Wat is een SCEN-arts?
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