Euthenasia

Survey shows most physicians and general public support physician-assisted suicide

Published in Health and Medicine Week, November 7th, 2005

Results of a new national survey of 677 physicians and 1,057 members of the general public revealed that the majority of both groups believe that physicians should be permitted to dispense life-ending prescriptions to terminally ill patients who have made a rational decision to die due to unbearable suffering.

The national survey was conducted by HCD Research in response to the Supreme Court proceedings that are challenging the state of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. The margin of error in the survey was plus or minus 3% at a 95% confidence level.

The survey indicated that nearly two-thirds of physicians (62%) and the general public (64%) believe...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2005-11-07)

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