The euthanasia cases that were notified and were judged to comply with the due care criteria in the Netherlands, therefore, in almost all cases involved persons who found themselves in the early stages of the disease. They considered themselves, and were considered by others, to be competent and to possess the capacity to decide about their death. They decided on their death at a stage of their disease when they were still able to make this autonomous choice. Having to decide, while still competent, however, may mean that people die earlier than even they might have preferred, because waiting entails the risk that they will be judged to be incompetent, and then, the opportunity will in all likelihood be gone. This is a moral problem that is not yet solved.