Euthanasia Acceptance as Related to Afterlife Belief and Other Attitudes

Klopfer, Frederick J.; Price, William F.

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“…Again, there seems to be conflicting findings. Klopfer and Price (1978-79) expected to find that older people would be more approving of euthanasia; however, they found that younger people were actually more approving. Blendon et al (1992) also found that younger respondents showed stronger support for legalizing euthanasia (79 percent) than did older respondents (53 percent).…”

Section: Age and Attitude Toward Assisted Suicidementioning

confidence: 95%

Assisted Suicide: Factors Affecting Public Attitudes

Worthen

Yeatts

2001

Omega (Westport)

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Public support for assisted suicide has been growing despite the ethical questions raised by members of the medical profession. Previous research suggests that age, gender, experience, and religiosity are factors affecting individuals' attitudes. This study examines the effect of demographic and ideological factors, as well as individuals' caregiving experiences, on attitudes toward assisted suicide. Random-digit-dialing procedures produced a sample of 156 residents of Denton, Texas, in March 1998. T-tests were conducted to measure significance, while gamma values were used to measure level of association and percent reduction in error. The data indicate that age, gender, and caregiving experience were not significant predictors of attitudes. Situational factors, including whether a physician or friend/family member should assist and whether a child or a terminally ill patient experiencing no pain should receive assistance, all were highly significant and positively associated with attitudes toward assisted suicide. Respondents were most likely to support physician-assisted suicide for individuals experiencing no pain. The data also indicated that the depth of commitment to the beliefs that suffering has meaning, that life belongs to God, and that physician-assisted suicide is murder, were highly significant and negatively associated with attitudes toward assisted suicide.

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Section: Age and Attitude Toward Assisted Suicidementioning

confidence: 95%

Assisted Suicide: Factors Affecting Public Attitudes

Worthen

Yeatts

2001

Omega (Westport)

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“…The current study investigated how public attitudes toward euthanasia were influenced by (1) the method of death to be employed (e.g., life-support withdrawal vs. lethal injection); and (2) the identity of the patient making the request (e.g., stranger vs. self). Most of the studies reviewed did not explicitly compare acceptance of passive versus active euthanasia (Adams, Bueche, & Schvaneveldt, 1978; Bosmann et al, 1987; Ho & Penney, 1991; Jorgenson & Neubecker, 1980/1981; Shuman, Fournet, Zelhart, Roland & Estes, 1992), and many failed to provide a clear definition of both (Devins, 1980/1981; Klopfer & Price, 1979; Sawyer, 1982; Singh, 1979; Wade & Anglin, 1987). No previous work has focussed on the self versus unknown other distinction.…”

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When is a request for assisted suicide legitimate? Factors influencing public attitudes toward euthanasia.

Achille¹,

Ogloff²

1997

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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A mail survey of 810 Greater Vancouver Area residents investigated how the public's acceptance of a request for euthanasia was influenced by the method of death (e.g., lethal injection vs. withdrawal of life-support) and by the identity of the patient featured in a vignette (e.g., stranger vs. oneself). The study also identified considerations people found most important in deciding whether a patient's request for euthanasia was legitimate (e.g., patient's pain, chance for recovery). Life-support withdrawal was found significantly more acceptable (90% support) than a lethal injection (79% support), yet the identity of the person involved did not affect the acceptability of euthanasia. However, a factor analysis suggested that the decisions about oneself may be more complex and more closely scrutinized than decisions about others. The considerations rated most important by participants paralleled legal guidelines from the Netherlands and Oregon.

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“…These are the only consistent findings reported in the literature. Inconsistent findings are reported with regard to associations between gender and the willingness to prolong life (Klopfer and Price, 1978;Preston and Williams, 1971), age (Jorgenson andNeubecker, 1980-1981;Klopfer and Price, 1978;Preston and Williams, 1971), and health status (Cohen-Mansfield, Droge, and Billig, 1992;Danis et al, 1988;Maguire, 1974). The inconsistent findings indicate weak associations and/or represent the current complexity in the terminology of concepts relating to terminating or prolonging life.…”

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Preferences for Different Life-Sustaining Treatments among Elderly Persons in Israel

Carmel

Mutran²

1997

The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences an

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The purpose of this study was to assess elderly persons' wishes regarding the use and choice of different life-sustaining treatments (LST). Data were collected from a random sample of 987 Israeli elderly persons, aged 70+. Interviewees were questioned about their wishes for artificial feeding, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in five different illness conditions. Results indicate that significantly more of the respondents would want to prolong their life in mild rather than in severe illness conditions. Significant differences are found, however, among subgroups who differ on religiosity, gender, education, and health status. The findings also indicate that in all five illness conditions, elderly persons are more likely to want cardiopulmonary resuscitation than artificial feeding. This is explained by the fact that the public's main source of information is television dramas, and that there is a lack of communication about the use of LST among physicians and patients and their families.

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Euthanasia Acceptance as Related to Afterlife Belief and Other Attitudes

Cited by 17 publications

References 5 publications

Assisted Suicide: Factors Affecting Public Attitudes

Assisted Suicide: Factors Affecting Public Attitudes

When is a request for assisted suicide legitimate? Factors influencing public attitudes toward euthanasia.

Preferences for Different Life-Sustaining Treatments among Elderly Persons in Israel

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