2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095183
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Attitudes toward the Legalization of Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the general South Korean public attitudes toward the legalization of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) and examine the reasons underpinning these attitudes. From March–June 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of a representative national sample of 1000 South Koreans aged 19 years or older. Three in four participants (76.4%) expressed positive attitudes toward the legalization of EAS. Participants who agreed with this legalization reported “meaninglessness of… Show more

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“…Additionally, political orientation may have an impact on the public’s attitude [ 22 ]. A unique study from South Korea identified poor physical status and comorbidity as prognostic factors for acceptance of medical assistance in dying [ 26 ]. It is necessary to point out that the attitude can be influenced even by economic status [ 20 ] and education [ 27 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, political orientation may have an impact on the public’s attitude [ 22 ]. A unique study from South Korea identified poor physical status and comorbidity as prognostic factors for acceptance of medical assistance in dying [ 26 ]. It is necessary to point out that the attitude can be influenced even by economic status [ 20 ] and education [ 27 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lastly, people do not want life-sustaining treatment only for life prolongation, and other efforts including the expansion of hospice and palliative care should precede the legalization of PAS. Compared to the two recent opinion polls on PAS [6,7], this survey focused on systemic priorities. In a previous study, 80% of the public favored investment of insurance finances into the expansion of hospice and life-sustaining treatment and support of well-dying in a broader sense [7].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The results of two recent online polls [6,7] that many people favored PAS reflect the suffering of terminally ill patients and their families that the South Korean public is experiencing.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…But even here, this connection may be less the result of age than the impact of the greater representation of religiosity among older people (Roesinger et al, 2018). Furthermore, authors such as Durán (2004) indicate that the greater degree of reflection on death among older people, or the comorbidity or deteriorating health that often accompanies old age, could suggest a greater acceptance of euthanasia (Yun et al, 2022).…”
Section: Individual Factorsmentioning
confidence: 97%