Background Our aim was to obtain a clearer picture of the relevant care experiences and
care perceptions of incurably ill Turkish and Moroccan patients, their relatives and …

Background: The practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in the
Netherlands has been regulated since 2002 by the Euthanasia Act. In the ongoing debate …

Background: Despite the significant role of nurses in end-of-life care, their attitudes towards
euthanasia are under-represented both in the current literature and the controversial debate …

During the debates about the legalization of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in Victoria,
Australia, the presence of anti-VAD health professionals in the medical community and …

Background: Nurses' voices remain unheard in most debates about euthanasia, although
their crucial role in the euthanasia process is widely acknowledged. Moreover, in Canadian …

Background Euthanasia is the last resort for those living with untreatable and terminable
diseases which cause pain and suffering. However, the concept of euthanasia resulted in …

Background: In Turkey, which is a secular, democratic nation with a majority Muslim
population, euthanasia is illegal and regarded as murder. Nurses and students can be faced …

The aim of this study was to reveal doctors' and nurses' attitudes to euthanasia in intensive
care units and surgical, internal medicine and paediatric units in Turkey. A total of 205 …

The cross-sectional study was administrated between April and September 2006.
Participants are doctors, nurses, and midwives. Between these dates we met only 750 …

Euthanasia and its legalization are complex issues, which are intensely debated in many
countries. In the debates, little attention is paid to the perceptions of nurses, despite their …