School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Relig Health. 2022 Apr;61(2):1605-1620. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01359-7. Epub 2021 Aug 5.
This study described the views of older New Zealand adults toward assisted dying and specifically the End of Life Choice Act (2019), an Act making assisted dying legal. An anonymous postal and online survey of 636 adults 60 years and older was conducted. The majority of respondents did not support legalization (85.7%), while 8.8% were in favor (5.5% did not specify a view). Weighted binary logistic regression indicated that the odds of support for legalization were lower in those respondents with a religious affiliation (OR = .020, S.E. = 0.60, p = .00), and there were 2.66 times greater odds in those identifying as male (S.E. = 0.34, p = .005). On the other hand, those respondents under 65 years had increased odds of supporting legalization (OR = 1.89, S.E. = .029, p = .045). Results indicate that most participants were concerned about potential abuses and coercive practices if assisted dying became legally available in New Zealand.
本研究描述了新西兰老年成年人对协助死亡的看法，特别是 2019 年的《选择结束生命法案》（End of Life Choice Act），该法案使协助死亡合法化。对 636 名 60 岁及以上成年人进行了匿名邮寄和在线调查。大多数受访者不支持合法化（85.7%），而 8.8%表示支持（5.5%未明确表示观点）。加权二项逻辑回归表明，有宗教信仰的受访者对合法化的支持率较低（OR =.020，SE =.60，p =.00），而自认为是男性的受访者的支持率则高出 2.66 倍（SE =.34，p =.005）。另一方面，65 岁以下的受访者支持合法化的可能性更大（OR = 1.89，SE =.029，p =.045）。结果表明，如果协助死亡在新西兰合法化，大多数参与者担心可能会出现滥用和强制行为。
