Attitudes Toward Euthanasia Among Doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India: A Cross Sectional study.

Indian Journal of Palliative Care
Sneha KamathAnjali B Daniel

Abstract

Advances in expertise and equipment have enabled the medical profession to exercise more control over the processes of life and death, creating a number of moral and ethical dilemmas. People may live for extended periods with chronic painful or debilitating conditions that may be incurable. This study attempts to study the attitudes of doctors toward euthanasia and the possible factors responsible for these attitudes. A cross-sectional survey of 213 doctors working at a tertiary care hospital was conducted to determine their attitudes toward euthanasia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess attitudes and personal perceptions about euthanasia. The Chi square test was used to assess factors influencing attitudes toward euthanasia. A majority of the respondents (69.3%) supported the concept of euthanasia. Relief from unbearable pain and suffering was the most commonly (80.3%) cited reason for being willing to consider the option of euthanasia. Majority of those who were against euthanasia (66.2%) felt that the freedom to perform euthanasia could easily be misused. Disapproval of euthanasia was associated with religious affiliation (P<0.001) and speciality (P<0.001). A majority of the doctors in this study supported ...Continue Reading

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