Older peoples' attitudes towards euthanasia and an end-of-life pill in The Netherlands: 2001–2009

Hilde M. Buiting, D.J.H. Deeg, Dirk L. Knol, Jochen P. Ziegelmann, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Guy Widdershoven, Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen

Journal of Medical Ethics · 2012 · 89 citations · 28 references

Abstract

An increasing proportion of older people reported that they could imagine desiring euthanasia or an end-of-life pill. This may imply an increased interest in deciding about your own life and stresses the importance to take older peoples' wishes seriously.

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