Theo Boer, PhD
Theo Boer (Rotterdam, 1960) studied theology and ethics in Utrecht and Uppsala. From 1987-2001, he worked as a researcher at the Center for Bio-ethics and Health Law of Utrecht University. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on the Ethics of James M. Gustafson. Since 2001, he has been a senior researcher of Christian Ethics at the Protestant Theological University at Utrecht and Groningen, and since 2014, he has been a Professor of Health Care Ethics. From 2005-2014, Dr. Boer was a member of a Regional Review Committee for Euthanasia in the Netherlands, during which he assessed 4,000 euthanasia reports for the Dutch Government. Dr. Boer is a member of the Health Council, the most important advisory board for the Dutch Government on Health Care issues.