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Citation |
Achille MA, Ogloff JRP. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 1997; 29(1): 19-27. |
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(Copyright © 1997, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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11657005 |
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Abstract |
A mail survey of 810 Vancouver area residents investigated how the public's acceptance of a request for euthanasia was influenced by the method of death (e.g., lethal injection vs withdrawal of life-support) and by the identity of the patient featured in a vignette (e.g., stranger vs oneself). The study also identified considerations people found most important in deciding whether a patient's request for euthanasia was legitimate (e.g., patient's pain, chance for recovery). Life-support withdrawal was found significantly more acceptable (90% support) than a lethal injection (79% support), yet the identity of the person involved did not affect the acceptability of euthanasia. However, a factor analysis suggested that the decisions about oneself may be more complex and more closely scrutinized than decisions about others. The considerations rated most important by participants paralleled legal guidelines from the Netherlands and Oregon. (APA PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) Language: en |