Fenne Bosma

Fenne Bosma is a Master of Arts Researcher at Erasmus MC in the Public Health department at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research primarily focuses on end-of-life care practices including euthanasia and assisted suicide within the Dutch healthcare system.

Her research interests span across several critical areas in medical ethics and public health policy:

• Euthanasia practices in the Netherlands
• Assisted suicide, particularly for patients with psychiatric disorders
• End-of-life decision making for elderly patients
• Medical ethics in terminal care
• Public health policy related to self-directed dying
• Cross-sectional studies on physician practices regarding euthanasia

Dr. Bosma's recent research demonstrates a strong focus on the ethical, legal, and practical aspects of euthanasia and assisted suicide across different patient populations in the Netherlands. Her work examines these practices among patients with psychiatric disorders, elderly patients with multiple health problems, and the broader frequency of self-directed dying practices.

Her scientific contributions include multiple peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as Frontiers in Psychiatry, International Journal of Public Health, and BMJ Open, as well as participation in the fourth evaluation of the Dutch Euthanasia Act.