Leenen H J
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1997 Feb 1;141(5):250-2.
Physicians in The Netherlands largely determine amongst themselves how they treat patients, whereas statutory regulations mostly concern indirect matters, such as qualifications of the treating persons, quality of care and patients' rights. Special items of service are currently reserved for special institutions. When the new Special Medical Services Act is passed, the minister is empowered to prohibit items of service if he/she considers these undesirable for social, ethical or legal reasons. More discussion is needed before such sensitive matters are to be regulated by law.
在荷兰，医生在很大程度上自行决定如何治疗患者，而法律法规大多涉及间接事项，如治疗人员的资质、护理质量和患者权利。目前，特殊服务项目由特殊机构提供。新的《特殊医疗服务法》通过后，部长有权禁止某些服务项目，如果他/她认为这些项目出于社会、伦理或法律原因不可取。在这些敏感问题通过法律进行规范之前，还需要进行更多讨论。
