College Students' Attitudes Towards Physician-Assisted Suicide

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katara L. Harwood ◽  
Laura Zettel-Watson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Students Attitudes

Effect of the Doctor on College Students' Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Wooddell ◽  
Kalman J. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Students Attitudes

Ninety-six students were presented with eighteen different vignettes describing different types of active and passive observed suicide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. Attitudes regarding the morality and desired legality of each situation were measured. Results indicate that the interaction between the doctor and the patient, and, to a lesser extent, the active or passive nature of the agent of death, were more important than the actual actions of the doctor in allowing or causing death to occur.

scholarly journals Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide

JAMA ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 282 (21) ◽  
pp. 2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Mangus ◽  
Albert Dipiero ◽  
Claire E. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a systematic review of medical students’ attitudes in the last 10 years

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Gutierrez-Castillo ◽  
Javier Gutierrez-Castillo ◽  
Francisco Guadarrama-Conzuelo ◽  
Amado Jimenez-Ruiz ◽  
Jose Luis Ruiz-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Approval Rate ◽  
Relief Of Suffering ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Acceptance Rates

This study aimed at examining the approval rate of the medical students’ regarding active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, and physician-assisted-suicide over the last ten years. To do so, the arguments and variables affecting students’ choices were examined and a systematic review was conducted, using PubMed and Web of Science databases, including articles from January 2009 to December 2018. From 135 identified articles, 13 met the inclusion criteria. The highest acceptance rates for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide were from European countries. The most common arguments supporting euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide were the followings: (i) patient’s autonomy (n = 6), (ii) relief of suffering (n = 4), and (ii) the thought that terminally-ill patients are additional burden (n = 2). The most common arguments against euthanasia were as follows: (i) religious and personal beliefs (n = 4), (ii) the “slippery slope” argument and the risk of abuse (n = 4), and (iii) the physician’s role in preserving life (n = 2). Religion (n = 7), religiosity (n = 5), and the attributes of the medical school of origin (n = 3) were the most significant variables to influence the students’ attitude. However, age, previous academic experience, family income, and place of residence had no significant impact. Medical students' opinions on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide should be appropriately addressed and evaluated because their moral compass, under the influence of such opinions, will guide them in solving future ethical and therapeutic dilemmas in the medical field.

Physician Assisted Suicide: A Scale and Some Empirical Findings

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Domino ◽  
Susan Kempton ◽  
Jim Cavender
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Medical Patients ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Lay Persons ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Item Scale

A twelve-item scale to measure attitudes toward physician assisted suicide is presented. The scale was developed by considering the existing literature and consulting with both professionals and lay persons. An initial version of the scale was pilot tested on three samples (physicians, elderly medical patients, and graduate students in a geriatrics program). An initial pool of thirty-seven items were administered to college students and twelve items that met specific criteria were retained. The twelve-item scale was then administered to three samples of participants: college students ( n = 118), caregivers ( n = 30), severely ill elderly ( n = 21). For all three samples, the scale showed substantial internal consistency with alpha indices ranging in the low .90s. The results indicate that the most favorable attitudes are held by those the furthest removed from considering the possibility of physician assisted suicide; the most elderly perceive such assistance as least acceptable.

Attitudes toward Abortion, Capital Punishment, and Assisted Suicide

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 904-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
April L. Vander Ryk ◽  
Maura J. O'Neill ◽  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Students Attitudes

In 51 college students, attitudes toward abortion, capital punishment, and assisted suicide were not consistently anti- or pro-death.

Euthanasia and Related Practices Worldwide

Crisis ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Kelleher † ◽  
Derek Chambers ◽  
Paul Corcoran ◽  
Helen S Keeley ◽  
Eileen Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
International Association ◽  
Active Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Passive Euthanasia ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
International Importance ◽  
Controversial Area ◽  
Active And Passive Euthanasia

The present paper examines the occurrence of matters relating to the ending of life, including active euthanasia, which is, technically speaking, illegal worldwide. Interest in this most controversial area is drawn from many varied sources, from legal and medical practitioners to religious and moral ethicists. In some countries, public interest has been mobilized into organizations that attempt to influence legislation relating to euthanasia. Despite the obvious international importance of euthanasia, very little is known about the extent of its practice, whether passive or active, voluntary or involuntary. This examination is based on questionnaires completed by 49 national representatives of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), dealing with legal and religious aspects of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, as well as suicide. A dichotomy between the law and medical practices relating to the end of life was uncovered by the results of the survey. In 12 of the 49 countries active euthanasia is said to occur while a general acceptance of passive euthanasia was reported to be widespread. Clearly, definition is crucial in making the distinction between active and passive euthanasia; otherwise, the entire concept may become distorted, and legal acceptance may become more widespread with the effect of broadening the category of individuals to whom euthanasia becomes an available option. The “slippery slope” argument is briefly considered.

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