Changes in Dutch opinions on active euthanasia, 1966 through 1991

Article Abstract:

Public opinion supporting active euthanasia by lethal injection in the Netherlands rose sharply between 1966 and 1970, but grew slowly afterwards reaching 57% in 1991. Active euthanasia involves the conscious act of ending a life after repeated requests from a terminally ill patient. Forty-nine percent of Dutch physicians reported that they had used active euthanasia; 38% said although they had not practiced it, they could envision situations that may warrant that decision; and 13% said they could not imagine any circumstances that would justify active euthanasia. Thirty-nine percent of physicians who had practiced more than 20 years reported they had adapted a more permissive attitude toward active euthanasia. Public opinion was not influenced significantly by sex or age; by 1991 all age groups had shifted toward a more permissive stance toward the practice.

Social aspects

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Measles Outbreak--Netherlands, April 1999--January 2000

Article Abstract:

An outbreak of measles occurred in the Netherlands between June, 1999 and February, 2000, most likely due to a large number of unvaccinated children. It began on June 21, 1999, when five cases of measles occurred among the 390 students attending a religion-affiliated elementary school in the Netherlands. Parents belonging to this religious denomination do not vaccinate their children. By February 4, 2000, 2,961 measles cases, including three measles-related deaths, had been reported by 35 municipal health department throughout the country. All the municipalities have large communities affiliated with the religious group. Ninety-five percent of the affected children were unvaccinated.

Netherlands, Measles

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The Practice of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States

Article Abstract:

Many US physicians do not follow published guidelines when performing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and many regret their decision. Researchers surveyed 355 oncologists about their policy and practice concerning PAS and euthanasia. Fifty-six oncologists (15.8%) reported participating in euthanasia or PAS. Ninety-seven percent of the patients were in severe pain or could not function effectively. In only 34% of the cases did the oncologist comply with established safeguards. One-fourth regretted performing PAS or euthanasia and 40% feared prosection.

Practice, Physicians, Medical professions, Surveys, Assisted suicide

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