Not wanting to be a burden: wishing euthanasia to protect loved ones from the dementia

Trijntje Scheeres-Feitsma; Jenny T van der Steen; Petruschka Schaafsma

doi:10.1177/26323524261448239

Not wanting to be a burden: wishing euthanasia to protect loved ones from the dementia

Trijntje Scheeres-Feitsma
, Jenny T van der Steen
, Petruschka Schaafsma

Family Care

Leiden University Medical Centre
Radboud UMC, Alzheimer Center
Cicely Saunders Institute, Kings College London
Protestant Theological University Amsterdam Amsterdam the Netherlands

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

Translated title of the contribution	Niet tot last willen zijn: het verlangen naar euthanasie om dierbaren te beschermen tegen de gevolgen van dementie
Original language	English
Journal	Palliative Care and Social Practice
Volume	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524261448239
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 8 May 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 03 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

dementia
ethics
euthanasia
family
autonomy

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)

Healthy Ageing

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)

Frailty and adequate care

Publinova themes

Philosophy and Religion
People and Society
Language, Culture and Arts
Health
Other

Access to Document

10.1177/26323524261448239Licence: CC BY-NC

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