Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide

In some countries, particularly Spain, one of the arguments used to justify the legalization of euthanasia is that there is a strong social demand for it. To try to ascertain the truth of this statement, we review different surveys of physicians and the general public, to determine their opinion on...

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Autor: Aznar Lucea, Justo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Euthanasia
Assisted suicide
Euthanasia in minors
Involuntary euthanasia
Mental disorders
Intellectual disabilities
Eutanasia
Suicidio asistido
Eutanasia en menores
Eutanasia involuntaria
Trastornos mentales
Discapacidad intelectual
32 Ciencias Médicas
71 Ética
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spelling Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicideOpinión de médicos y población general sobre la posible legalización de la eutanasia y el suicidio asistidoAznar Lucea, JustoEuthanasiaAssisted suicideEuthanasia in minorsInvoluntary euthanasiaMental disordersIntellectual disabilitiesEutanasiaSuicidio asistidoEutanasia en menoresEutanasia involuntariaTrastornos mentalesDiscapacidad intelectual32 Ciencias Médicas71 ÉticaIn some countries, particularly Spain, one of the arguments used to justify the legalization of euthanasia is that there is a strong social demand for it. To try to ascertain the truth of this statement, we review different surveys of physicians and the general public, to determine their opinion on whether or not to legalize this practice. We found that the percentage of respondents who approve this practice varies widely from one country to another, with some countries in which approval is close to 80% and others in which it fails to reach even 40%. It has been suggested that this may be because the questions included in the various surveys differ greatly, since not all use the word “euthanasia” directly, replacing it with words or phrases of similar meaning. Thus, some respondents may not quite identify them with euthanasia. We conclude that, in the vast majority of countries, there does not seem to be an objective social demand to justify the legalization of euthanasia.En algunos países, particularmente en España, uno de los argumentos utilizados para tratar de justificar la legalización de la eutanasia y el suicidio asistido, es que existe una gran demanda social para ello. Para determinar si esto es o no cierto, hemos evaluado diferentes encuestas realizadas a médicos o público en general, para tratar de conocer cuál es la opinión de estos colectivos sobre el tema. Nosotros hemos detectado que el porcentaje de personas u organismos que aprueban la legalización de la eutanasia varía ampliamente de un país a otro, pues en algunos la contestación afirmativa se acerca al 80% y en otros desciende hasta el 40%. En relación que estos resultados discrepantes pueden deberse a las distintas preguntas usadas en las encuestas, ya que no todas utilizan la palabra “eutanasia” directamente, sino que la remplazan por otras de similar significado, pero que posiblemente no expresan tan claramente lo que se pregunta. Nosotros concluimos que en la mayoría de los países no existe una clara demanda social que pida la legalización de la eutanasia y el suicidio asistido.20232023-11-1620212021-02-2220212021-02-22journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/3147reponame:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártirinstname:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente MártirInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/31472026-06-19T08:32:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
Opinión de médicos y población general sobre la posible legalización de la eutanasia y el suicidio asistido
title Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
spellingShingle Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
Aznar Lucea, Justo
Euthanasia
Assisted suicide
Euthanasia in minors
Involuntary euthanasia
Mental disorders
Intellectual disabilities
Eutanasia
Suicidio asistido
Eutanasia en menores
Eutanasia involuntaria
Trastornos mentales
Discapacidad intelectual
32 Ciencias Médicas
71 Ética
title_short Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
title_full Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
title_fullStr Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
title_full_unstemmed Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
title_sort Opinion of physicians and the general population on the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aznar Lucea, Justo
author Aznar Lucea, Justo
author_facet Aznar Lucea, Justo
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Euthanasia
Assisted suicide
Euthanasia in minors
Involuntary euthanasia
Mental disorders
Intellectual disabilities
Eutanasia
Suicidio asistido
Eutanasia en menores
Eutanasia involuntaria
Trastornos mentales
Discapacidad intelectual
32 Ciencias Médicas
71 Ética
topic Euthanasia
Assisted suicide
Euthanasia in minors
Involuntary euthanasia
Mental disorders
Intellectual disabilities
Eutanasia
Suicidio asistido
Eutanasia en menores
Eutanasia involuntaria
Trastornos mentales
Discapacidad intelectual
32 Ciencias Médicas
71 Ética
description In some countries, particularly Spain, one of the arguments used to justify the legalization of euthanasia is that there is a strong social demand for it. To try to ascertain the truth of this statement, we review different surveys of physicians and the general public, to determine their opinion on whether or not to legalize this practice. We found that the percentage of respondents who approve this practice varies widely from one country to another, with some countries in which approval is close to 80% and others in which it fails to reach even 40%. It has been suggested that this may be because the questions included in the various surveys differ greatly, since not all use the word “euthanasia” directly, replacing it with words or phrases of similar meaning. Thus, some respondents may not quite identify them with euthanasia. We conclude that, in the vast majority of countries, there does not seem to be an objective social demand to justify the legalization of euthanasia.
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