Assisted dying and euthanasia were made legal in the Netherlands on April 1, 2002, when the Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act went into effect.

Government Information

Organisations

NVVE

NVVE provides information, consultation and education about euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands. NVVE advocates, supports and facilitates research and other initiatives related to the self chosen death.

De Einder

Focuses on counseling and autonomy for people seeking a self-chosen end of life outside the strict bounds of the medical model. ¹

Academic Research

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam :  Non-punishable assistance in intentionally ending one’s own life outside the Termination of life on request and assisted suicide review procedures Act

Sage Journals :Cross-Sectional Research Into People Passing Away Through Self-Ingesting Self-Collected Lethal Medication After Receiving Demedicalized Assistance in Suicide

Effects of euthanasia on the bereaved family and friends: a cross sectional study

Clinical problems with the performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in The Netherlands

NIH : Frequency of self-directed dying in the Netherlands: research protocol of a cross-sectional mixed-methods study

New Developments in Dutch Legislation Concerning Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide