title: Euthanasia and the legal situation in The Netherlands.
abstract: In The Netherlands a doctor may, under certain circumstances, avoid prosecution if he or she helps a patient to die who has persistently requested euthanasia. This paper describes the current legal situation.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: deHaas
mesh_terms: D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D011057:Politics