July 5, 2016Open Access

Attitudes and Practices of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States, Canada, and Europe

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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are increasingly being legalized, remain relatively rare, and primarily involve patients with cancer. Existing data do not indicate widespread abuse of these practices.

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Ezekiel Emanuel

Community Initiatives

Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen

Amsterdam Public Health

John W. Urwin

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital

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JAMA

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University of Pennsylvania

Ghent University

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Emanuel et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d93c9098735135548359c0 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.8499

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The History of Euthanasia Debates in the United States and Britain· 1994 · 155 citations
Physician-Assisted Suicide — Polling Results· 2013 · 15 citations
Euthanasia for Minors in Belgium· 2014 · 5 citations
“Swiss physicians’ attitudes to assisted suicide”· 2015 · 30 citations
Process and Outcomes of Euthanasia Requests Under the Belgian Act on Euthanasia: A Nationwide Survey· 2011 · 69 citations

Attitudes and Practices of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States, Canada, and Europe

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