Maybe for unbearable suffering: Diverse racial, ethnic and cultural perspectives of assisted dying. A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assisted dying, also commonly known as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, is legal in many countries. Interest in assisted dying is growing due to evolving societal understandings of a good death and a desire for choice. Ethico-legal perspectives are well-known, but as societies become more heterogenous, a greater understanding of the perspectives of people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds is needed.

Aim

To explore perspectives of people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds about assisted dying.

Design

Scoping review with narrative synthesis. The protocol was registered with Open Science Framework.

Data sources

Medline, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global were searched from

SUBMITTER: Bloomer MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487986 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature