ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2018
Euthanasia and assisted dying: what is the current position and what are the key arguments informing the debate?
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- Knowledge, attitude, and acceptance of euthanasia among medical students and doctors in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Assisted dying practices for individuals living with frailty: prevalence and eligibility.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- "Reconciling"- conceptualising the grieving process of family members involved in assisted dying: a grounded formal theory.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Finnish physicians' attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- European nurses' attitudes towards assisted death: A scoping review.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- Conceptions of Medical Assistance in Dying and Euthanasia: A Literature Review on the Role of Religious Affiliation and Religiosity.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- If it were me…. Austrian undergraduate medical students' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
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- Life, death, and 280 characters: a hashtag analysis of #AssistedSuicide on X (2015-2025).Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Perceptions of good death and attitudes toward dignified death and euthanasia among nursing students in Türkiye: a cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Exploring perspectives of Scottish medical students on the proposed 'Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland)' Bill.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Attitudes, Roles, and Competencies of Clinical Psychologists Regarding Euthanasia Due to Unbearable Mental Suffering.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
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- Shaping a knowable event or embracing a mysterious journey: A mixed methods study on palliative care clinician views on voluntary assisted dying.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- The Morality of Assisted Dying.The Journal of medicine and philosophy · 2025Article
- Awareness and attitudes toward euthanasia: A cross-sectional study among diverse demographic groups in India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional survey on public attitudes and factors related to physician-assisted dying in Taiwan.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Re-evaluation of the psychometric properties of ATE following changes in euthanasia regulations in Spain.PloS one · 2025Article
- Views and experiences on writing certificates for assisted dying: interviews with Swedish physicians.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Assisted dying is a highly controversial moral issue incorporating both physician-assisted dying (PAD) and voluntary active euthanasia. End-of-life practices are debated in many countries, with assisted dying receiving different consideration across various jurisdictions. In this paper, we provide an analytic framework of the current position and the main arguments related to the rights and moral principles concerning assisted dying. Assisted dying proponents focus on the respect of autonomy, self-determination and forestalling suffering. On the other hand, concerns are raised regarding the interpretation of the constitutional right to life and balancing this with the premise of assisted dying, alongside the impacts of assisted dying on the doctor-patient relationship, which is fundamentally based on trust, mutual respect and the premise of 'first do no harm'. Our review is underpinning the interpretation of constitutional rights and the Hippocratic Oath with the premise of assisted dying, alongside the impacts of assisted dying on the doctor-patient relationship. Most clinicians remain untrained in such decision making, with fears against crossing key ethical divides. Due to the increasing number of cases of assisted dying and lack of consensus, our review enables the integration of ethical and legal aspects and facilitates decision making.
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