Abstract

Most research on physician-assisted dying (PAD) in the Netherlands focuses on general practitioners (GPs). Less is known about the perspectives of other professionals. We performed narrative interviews with 10 professionals other than GPs to explore their perspectives on PAD in primary care. The results provide insight into PAD as an enacted practice involving many different actors, considerations, and expectations and into the intertwinement between PAD and palliative sedation. The study shows how a multidisciplinary perspective to PAD provides new avenues for practice, research, and ethics. It poses the question whether PAD can and should be considered merely a physicians’ concern.

摘要

在荷兰，大多数关于医生安乐死 (PAD) 的研究都集中在全科医生 (GP) 身上。对其他专业人士的观点知之甚少。我们对全科医生以外的 10 名专业人员进行了叙述性访谈，以探讨他们对初级保健中 PAD 的看法。结果提供了对 PAD 作为一种已制定的实践的洞察力，涉及许多不同的参与者、考虑因素和期望，以及 PAD 和姑息镇静之间的相互交织。该研究展示了 PAD 的多学科视角如何为实践、研究和伦理提供新的途径。它提出了 PAD 是否可以并且应该仅仅被视为医生的问题的问题。