Citation

Kletecka-Pulker M, Völkl-Kernstock S, Atanasov AG, Doppler K, Eitenberger M, Gabriel M, Klager E, Klomfar S, Teufel A, Ruf AK. Omega (Westport) 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Sage Publications)

DOI

10.1177/00302228221133895

PMID

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Abstract

After the Austrian constitutional court decided to legalise assisted suicide, we conducted this cross-sectional survey study to assess how persons living in Austria viewed the decision, and whether their views associated with religious and/or moral beliefs. We found that persons claiming to be religious were significantly less likely to approve of the court's decision. They also advocated for significantly stricter regulations than non-religious respondents. When asked to give reasons for their response, several religious respondents cited their religious beliefs, highlighting that there is often an association between stronger religious beliefs and less favourable views on assisted suicide. © The Author(s) 2022.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; Austria; morality; decision making; assisted suicide; article; religion; court; autonomy; end-of-life care; bioethical decision-making