Facing requests for euthanasia: a clinical practice guideline.
On 23 September 2002, the Belgian law on euthanasia came into force. This makes Belgium the second country in the world (after the Netherlands) to have an Act on euthanasia. Even though there is currently legal regulation of euthanasia in Belgium, very little is known about how this legal regulation could be translated into care for patients who request euthanasia.
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Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Leuven, Belgium. University of Antwerp, Belgium. chris.gastmans@med.kuleuven.ac.be
Van Neste
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Schotsmans
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D001530:Belgium; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D016743:Mental Competency; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012297:Right to Die; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*