Trends in acceptance of euthanasia among the general public in 12 European countries (1981-1999).
Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
European journal of public health, Volume 16, Issue 6, p.663-9 (2006)Keywords:
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitude to Death, Attitude to Health, Cross-Sectional Studies, Europe, Euthanasia, Female, Government Regulation, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Permissiveness, Personal Autonomy, Politics, Public Opinion, Questionnaires, Religion and Psychology, Right to Die, Social Support, Social Values, Socioeconomic FactorsAbstract:
We wanted to examine how the acceptance of euthanasia among the general public in Western Europe has changed in the last decades, and we wanted to look for possible explanations.