ArticleJournal of medical ethics2006
What people close to death say about euthanasia and assisted suicide: a qualitative study.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The involvement of family in the Dutch practice of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide: a systematic mixed studies review.BMC medical ethics · 2019Pooled it
- Patient Perspectives of Dignity, Autonomy and Control at the End of Life: Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- Validation of the Greek Version of Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) in Greek Medical Doctors.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Phases in the decision to request euthanasia and brain structures involved.Revista de neurologia · 2022Review
- Trends and Patterns in the Public Awareness of Palliative Care, Euthanasia, and End-of-Life Decisions in 3 Central European Countries Using Big Data Analysis From Google: Retrospective Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Right to Life or Right to Die in Advanced Dementia: Physician-Assisted Dying.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Beliefs in and About God and Attitudes Toward Voluntary Euthanasia.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
- Assisted or hastened death: the healthcare practitioner's dilemma.Global journal of health science · 2012Article
- End-of-life decision-making in Canada: the report by the Royal Society of Canada expert panel on end-of-life decision-making.Bioethics · 2011Review
- A role for judges in assisted dying.Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine · 2009Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the experiences of people with a "terminal illness", focusing on the patients' perspective of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
methodA qualitative study using narrative interviews was conducted throughout the UK. The views of the 18 people who discussed euthanasia and assisted suicide were explored. These were drawn from a maximum variation sample, who said that they had a "terminal" illness, malignant or non-malignant.
resultsThat UK law should be changed to allow assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia was felt strongly by most people. Those who had seen others die were particularly convinced that this should be a right. Some had multiple reasons, including pain and anticipated pain, fear of indignity, loss of control and cognitive impairment. Those who did not want to be a burden also had other reasons for wanting euthanasia. Suicide was contemplated by a few, who would have preferred a change in the law to allow them to end their lives with medical help and in the company of family or friends. The few who opposed a change in UK law, or who felt ambivalent, focused on involuntary euthanasia, cited religious reasons or worried that new legislation might be open to abuse.
conclusionQualitative research conducted on people who know they are nearing death is an important addition to the international debate on euthanasia and assisted suicide. Those who had seen others die were particularly convinced that the law should be changed to allow assisted death.
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