Just 33 percent of Dutch doctors are willing to use euthanasia in cases of early dementia, a national survey conducted by three university hospitals shows.

June 27, 2011

The poll was carried out by the university hospitals of Utrecht, Groningen and Rotterdam, a television programme reported on Saturday.  People with dementia are only able to give their consent to euthanasia in the early stages of the disease. In the later stages, patients are too disoriented to make informed decisions. (Radio Netherland’s Worldwide)