Attitudes towards legalising physician provided euthanasia in Britain: The role of religion over time

Danyliv, Andriy; O’Neill, Ciarán

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.030

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“…Our results regarding determinants of attitudes towards PAS/EUT in case of severe care dependency confirmed findings from previous research2 3 7–12 regarding both education (only PAS) and religiosity (PAS/EUT). These can be attributed to more liberal orientations and desires for self-determination among higher educated ( free choice argument ) on the one hand and to religious beliefs about absolute morals, damnation of suicide and the divine privilege of taking lives ( sanctity-of-life argument ) on the other.…”

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“…Research on the determinants of attitudes towards PAS/EUT repeatedly found higher education and sociocultural liberalism to increase and religiosity to decrease the likelihood of approval 2 3 7–12. Recently, two studies found the level of perceived control and trust in others—core aspects of the slippery slope argument—associated with increased acceptance of EUT 9 13.…”

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Attitudes towards end-of-life decisions in case of long-term care dependency: a survey among the older population in Austria

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Attitudes towards end-of-life decisions in case of long-term care dependency: a survey among the older population in Austria

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“…According to Kamath et al [15], in a study conducted in India, 76.9% of Muslims and 64.3% of Christians had unfavorable opinions regarding euthanasia, compared to 24.3% of those practicing Hinduism. Danyliv and O’Neill [16] also added that the support for legalization of euthanasia has dramatically increased over the past years, which corresponds to an increase in secularization in the British society. The opinion of the physicians in our study were similar.…”

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Attitudes of Physicians towards Different Types of Euthanasia in Kuwait

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Objective: Although in recent years the world has witnessed great advances in the medical field, much ambiguity still surrounds the issue of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, with increasingly favorable attitudes among physicians around the world. In our study, we aimed to assess the attitudes of physicians in Kuwait towards different types of euthanasia and examine whether physicians’ frequent encounters with terminally ill patients were associated with their approval. Subjects and Methods: We conducted a cross- sectional study on 464 physicians employed in government hospitals (6 general and 3 specialty hospitals). A self-administered questionnaire adapted from previous studies was used. Results: Of the physicians in our study, 43.9% reported that the Ministry of Health should legalize euthanasia under certain restricted conditions. In addition, 29.1% of our population was willing to perform euthanasia. After controlling for several characteristics in logistic regression analysis, approval of passive euthanasia was significantly associated with the following 2 factors: frequent exposure to terminally ill patients (AOR = 2.45) and obtention of the basic medical degree from Asia (AOR = 4.36) or North America/Europe (AOR = 3.24) compared to Kuwait. Male gender was significantly associated with willingness to perform euthanasia. Religion was the major reason for opposing euthanasia. Conclusion: The attitudes of physicians towards euthanasia are diverse, and therefore the Ministry of Health should provide guidelines for physicians dealing with situations where patients or their families request euthanasia.

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“…In general, the weaker religious belief is associated with a higher acceptance of euthanasia [9,32]. However, some argue that some religious belives may support acceptance of euthanasia.…”

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Euthanasia: Analysis for the Concept from Islamic Perception

Rayan¹

2016

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Abstract Euthanasia is ethically, religiously, and legally charged topic. Health care professionals should integrate spiritual aspects in their decision making regarding euthanasia while dealing with muslim patients. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Islami view for the concept of euthanasia and its permissiblility in Islam, while discussing different ethical and legal aspects that may affect the perspectives of muslims regarding euthanasia. Active euthanasia is prohibited in Islam. This view is strongly supported by laws and ethical princiles in Islamic communites. However, administering analgesic agents that might shorten the patient’s life, with the purpose of relieving the physical pain is accepted, because it is not aimed at killing. On the other hand, negative euthanasia is never accepted. However, withdrawing a futile treatment and allowing death to take its natural course for persons who are already died is acceptable. In this situation, the patient is already dead, and there is no use of keeping life supporting instruments. It is highly recommended for all health care professionals who are providing care for muslim patients to carefully consider the Islamic perspective regarding euthanasia. Keywords: Euthanasia, Analysis, Concept, Islam, Perception, Law, Ethic

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Attitudes towards legalising physician provided euthanasia in Britain: The role of religion over time

Cited by 47 publications

References 25 publications

Attitudes towards end-of-life decisions in case of long-term care dependency: a survey among the older population in Austria

Attitudes towards end-of-life decisions in case of long-term care dependency: a survey among the older population in Austria

Attitudes of Physicians towards Different Types of Euthanasia in Kuwait

Euthanasia: Analysis for the Concept from Islamic Perception

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