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What makes euthanasia justifiable

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  • Bahník, Štěpán

    (University of Economics, Prague)

  • Vranka, Marek Albert

    (University of Economics)

  • Trefná, Klára

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The consideration of laypeople’s views of conditions under which euthanasia is justifiable is important for policy decisions. We examined how patient’s symptoms influence justifiability of euthanasia. Euthanasia was judged more justifiable for conditions associated with physical suffering and negative impact on other people. The weight given to physical suffering and negative impact on others in evaluation of justifiability of euthanasia also differed based on personal characteristics. The results suggest that legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide might have higher support if it is limited to specific patients’ conditions.

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  • Bahník, Štěpán & Vranka, Marek Albert & Trefná, Klára, 2019. "What makes euthanasia justifiable," OSF Preprints n627v_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:n627v_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/n627v_v1
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