Views on medical assistance in dying and related arguments: a survey of doctors and nurses at a university hospital
Compared to previous surveys, a large increase in positive attitudes towards MAID was observed among this study population. The results revealed the reasons for participants' attitudes; weighing patients' dignity/autonomy against professionals' duty to "not to kill"/palliate and showing some differences between professions.
Authors
- Svanur Sigurbjörnsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7104-126X)
- Elsa Björk Valsdóttir
- Brynhildur K. Ásgeirsdóttir
Institutions
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Ethics
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01138-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54