This representative survey amongst 653 ministers in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) maps their experiences and views with regard to euthanasia. We found that three-quarters of the ministers have experience with euthanasia requests from their parishioners. Almost two-thirds of them respect a parishioner’s euthanasia request. Differentiating the answers on the basis of modality, we see differences in attitudes, both regarding euthanasia itself and regarding the pastoral approach. Although ministers have considerable experience with euthanasia, the open questions posed reveal that ministers encounter many difficulties and dilemmas: there is urgent need for discussion and support. The article intends to contribute to the search for a best pastoral practice in dealing with euthanasia requests and explores the need for a renewed role for the PKN in the social and political debate on euthanasia.

在荷兰新教教会的653名大臣中进行的这项代表性调查（PKN）绘制他们对安乐死的经验和看法。我们发现，四分之三的牧师都有教区居民对安乐死的要求。其中近三分之二的人尊重教区居民的安乐死要求。在基于情态的基础上区分答案，我们看到了关于安乐死本身和田园方法的态度差异。尽管部长们在安乐死方面有丰富的经验，但提出的开放性问题表明，部长们面临许多困难和困境：迫切需要讨论和支持。本文旨在为寻求最佳的牧业实践以应对安乐死的请求做出贡献，并探讨了对PKN在有关安乐死的社会和政治辩论中重新发挥作用的必要性。