The ethics of euthanasia—attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians

R Førde, OG Aasland, E Falkum - Social science & medicine, 1997 - Elsevier
The ethical guidelines of the Norwegian Medical Association strongly condemn physician
participation in euthanasia and assisted suicide. A previous study on attitudes towards …

Finnish physicians' attitudes towards active euthanasia have become more positive over the last 10 years

P Louhiala, H Enkovaara, H Halila, H Pälve… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - jme.bmj.com
Introduction Most physicians are against active euthanasia. Very little is known about the
possible changes in the attitudes of physicians. Methods A questionnaire was sent to a …

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Scandinavia—with a conceptual suggestion regarding international research in relation to the phenomena

LJ Materstvedt, S Kaasa - Palliative Medicine, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
This article analyses and compares recent research on Scandinavian physicians' attitudes
towards, as well as their practice of, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. The studies …

The attitude of Flemish palliative care physicians to euthanasia and assisted suicide: An empirical study

B Broeckaert, J Gielen, T Van Iersel… - Ethical …, 2009 - poj.peeters-leuven.be
Surveys carried out among palliative care physicians have shown that most participants do
not support euthanasia and assisted suicide. Belgium, however, is one of the few countries …

Practicing euthanasia: the perspective of physicians

KL Obstein, G Kimsma… - The Journal of clinical …, 2004 - journals.uchicago.edu
Euthanasia has been tolerated and practiced in The Netherlands for many decades. In
November 2000 The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize and …

Attitudes towards euthanasia among physicians, nurses and the general public in Finland

OP Ryynänen, M Myllykangas, M Viren, H Heino - Public health, 2002 - Elsevier
The object of this study was to investigate the attitudes of physicians, nurses and the general
public to physician-assisted suicide (PAS), active voluntary euthanasia (AVE) and passive …

UK PHYSICIANS'ATTITUDES TOWARD ACTIVE VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

GE Dickinson, CJ Lancaster, D Clark, SH Ahmedzai… - Death studies, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
A comparison of the views of geriatric medicine physicians and intensive care physicians in
the United Kingdom on the topics of active voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted …

End-of-life decisions in medical practice: a survey of doctors in Victoria (Australia)

DA Neil, CAJ Coady, J Thompson, H Kuhse - Journal of medical ethics, 2007 - jme.bmj.com
Objectives: To discover the current state of opinion and practice among doctors in Victoria,
Australia, regarding end-of-life decisions and the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia …

Surveys on attitudes to active euthanasia and the difficulty of drawing normative conclusions

T Nilstun, G Melltorp… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To present surveys on active euthanasia and to discuss what normative
conclusions can be drawn. Methods: Two summary articles and 30 recent surveys on …

Physicians' attitudes towards euthanasia in Finland: would training in palliative care make a difference?

M Silvoniemi, T Vasankari, T Vahlberg… - Palliative …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Euthanasia is currently not legal in Finland, but discussions about legalization have recently
been conducted among the general public. There are concerns that adequate care in end-of …