Euthanasia should under certain circumstances be allowed, according to 87 percent of the adult population in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Conversely, 8 percent are opposed to euthanasia under all circumstances and 5 percent are unable or unwilling to say anything about it.<\/p>\n
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on the survey Perceptions 2018.<\/p>\n
Religion plays an important role in opinions on euthanasia. 98 percent of those who do not belong to a religious denomination or ideological group say they support euthanasia in some circumstances.<\/p>\n
This share is smaller among those who do practice a religion, with considerable differences between the denominations.<\/p>\n
Muslims are relatively likely to oppose euthanasia; over 4 in 10 are of the opinion that euthanasia should never be allowed.<\/p>\n
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80 percent of the adult population agree with euthanasia for patients with advanced dementia if they requested this previously in full consciousness.<\/p>\n
With a share of around 75 percent, a fairly large number of people support the option of euthanasia for terminally ill children and people with severe mental disorders.<\/p>\n
There is significantly less support in cases where people feel tired of life while being in good physical health.<\/p>\n
Over half (55 percent) of adults feel that euthanasia should be allowed for this group, while nearly one-third (32 percent) are opposed to this.<\/p>\n
Four out of 10 adults think that a physician should be able to refuse a request for euthanasia, even if the patient in question meets all criteria for euthanasia.<\/p>\n
An almost equally large group believe that a physician may not refuse in this case.<\/p>\n
Of those who feel that a medical doctor is allowed to refuse a euthanasia request, nearly 8 in 10 state that the physician should then provide a referral to another physician.<\/p>\n
Over 1 in 10 find that this is not a physician\u2019s obligation, while an equally large group do not know or do not wish to respond.<\/p>\n
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In 2018, the Regional Euthanasia Review Committees received 6,126 notifications of euthanasia.<\/p>\n
This is 4 percent of the total number of people who died in the Netherlands in that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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