GPs' views on changing the law on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and willingness to prescribe or inject lethal drugs: a survey from Wales

Diana Pasterfield, Clare Wilkinson, Ilora G Finlay, Richard D Neal, Nicholas J Hulbert

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    Abstract

    If physician-assisted suicide/euthanasia is legalised in the UK, this may be the work of GPs. In the absence of recent or comprehensive evidence about GPs' views on either legalisation or willingness to take part, a questionnaire survey of all Welsh GPs was conducted of whom 1202 (65%) responded. Seven hundred and fifty (62.4% of responders) and 671 (55.8% of responders) said that they did not favour a change in the law to allow physician-assisted suicide/voluntary euthanasia respectively. These data provide a rational basis for determining the position of primary care on this contentious issue.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)450-2
    Number of pages3
    JournalBritish Journal of General Practice
    Volume56
    Issue number527
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006

    Keywords

    • Attitude of Health Personnel
    • Attitude to Death
    • Euthanasia
    • Health Care Surveys
    • Humans
    • Injections
    • Pharmaceutical Preparations
    • Physicians, Family
    • Suicide, Assisted
    • Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Wales
    • Journal Article

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