General practitioners' opinions on consultation of another physician in case of euthanasia

Consultation and Discussion with Other Physicians in Cases of Requests for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Refused by Family Physicians

“…In an earlier study we found that 63% of the family physicians agree with the statement "I consult another physician before I have decided whether or not to perform EAS." 11 Since the most important reason for not consulting is that the situation was already clear, another reason might be that in many cases of refused requests it was not difficult for the family physician alone to decide whether to refuse or to grant the request. This could, for instance, be the case for patients whose main diagnosis is a psychiatric disorder, because family physicians never or rarely ever perform EAS in such cases.…”