Requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide of people without (severe) illness

BACKGROUND: Some people request euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) even though they are not (severely) ill. In the Netherlands the presence of sufficient medical ground for the suffering is a strict prerequisite for EAS. The desirability of this 'medical ground'-boundary is currently questioned. Legislation has been proposed to facilitate EAS for older persons with "completed life" or "tiredness of life" in the absence of (severe) illness. OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics and motivations of persons whose requests for EAS in the absence of (severe) illness did not result in EAS and... Mehr ...