Schildmann Jan, Herrmann Eva, Burchardi Nicole, Schwantes Ulrich, Vollmann Jochen
Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Ruhr-University, Bochum, and Department of Medicine III, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Death Stud. 2006 Jan-Feb;30(1):29-39. doi: 10.1080/07481180500236693.
Suicide and assisted suicide are not criminal acts in Germany. However, attempting suicide may create a legal duty for physicians to try to save a patient's life. This study presents data on medical students' legal knowledge and ethical views regarding physician assisted suicide (PAS). The majority of 85 respondents held PAS to be illegal. More than a third of the students viewed PAS in certain situations to be ethically acceptable whereas a smaller proportion thought that it should be legal. Compared with German physicians the medical students taking part in this study were less opposed to PAS. The majority perceived the undergraduate training concerning ethical aspect of assisted death as deficient.
在德国，自杀和协助自杀并非犯罪行为。然而，企图自杀可能使医生产生尽力挽救患者生命的法律责任。本研究展示了关于医学生对医生协助自杀（PAS）的法律知识和伦理观点的数据。85名受访者中的大多数认为PAS是非法的。超过三分之一的学生认为在某些情况下PAS在伦理上是可以接受的，而认为它应该合法的比例较小。与德国医生相比，参与本研究的医学生对PAS的反对程度较低。大多数人认为关于协助死亡伦理方面的本科培训存在不足。
