Ruhr-University Bochum, Kemnaderstr. 342, 44797, Bochum, Germany.
Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Moenchebergstraße 41-43, 34125, Kassel, Germany.
Pain Ther. 2014 Dec;3(2):103-12. doi: 10.1007/s40122-014-0029-z. Epub 2014 Dec 12.
This study reports on German physicians' views on legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, comparing this with a similar survey of UK doctors. A questionnaire was handed out to attendants of a palliative care and a pain symposium. Complete answers were obtained from 137 physicians. Similar to the UK study, about 30% of the physicians surveyed support euthanasia in case of terminal illness and more support physician-assisted suicide. In contrast, in both countries, a great majority of physicians oppose medical involvement in hastening death in non-terminal illnesses. The public and parliamentary discussion should face this opposition to assisted suicide by pain and palliative specialists.
本研究报告了德国医生对安乐死和医师协助自杀合法化的看法,并将其与英国医生的类似调查进行了比较。研究人员向姑息治疗和疼痛研讨会的与会者分发了问卷。共收到 137 名医生的完整回复。与英国的研究相似,约 30%的被调查医生支持在绝症情况下实施安乐死,更多的医生支持医师协助自杀。相比之下,在这两个国家,绝大多数医生反对在非绝症情况下医生参与加速死亡的行为。公众和议会的讨论应该正视疼痛和姑息治疗专家对协助自杀的反对意见。