Ambivalence toward euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has decreased among physicians in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Debates around euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) are ongoing around the globe. Public support has been mounting in Western countries, while some decline has been observed in the USA and Eastern Europe. Physicians' support for euthanasia and PAS has been lower than that of the general public, but a trend toward higher acceptance among physicians has been seen in recent years. The aim of this study was to examine the current attitudes of Finnish physicians toward euthanasia and PAS and whether there have been changes in these attitudes over three decades.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was conducted with all Finnish physicians of working age in 2020 and the results were compared to previous studies conducted in 1993, 2003 and 2013.

Results

The p

SUBMITTER: Piili RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature