Reporting of euthanasia in medical practice in Flanders, Belgium:cross sectional analysis of reported and unreported cases: Tinne Smets Johan Bilsen, Joachim Cohen, Mette L Rurup, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens
One out of two euthanasia cases is reported to the Federal Control and Evaluation Committee. Most non-reporting physicians do not perceive their act as euthanasia. Countries debating legalisation of euthanasia should simultaneously consider developing a policy facilitating the due care and reporting obligations of physicians.
