Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain

Abstract Objective: Analyse the evolution of opinions about euthanasia by the general public and clinical physicians from 1995 to 2019 and their influence at the present time. Material and method: Bibliographical review based on relevance and quality of publications in open access and academic access platforms. Main surveys review of public and private institutions. Congress and Senate Official Journal Sessions. Results: Recent surveys show that clinicians support the regulation of euthanasia. This position matches the general public's belief, which has grown steadily in recent decades. Discussion: Social and clinical support for the regulation of euthanasia has been fundamental. In the last two decades political parties have changed their positions, thus creating a window of opportunity.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernal-Carcelén,I
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2020
Online Access:https://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2013-64632020000300004
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id oai:scielo:S2013-64632020000300004
record_format ojs
spelling oai:scielo:S2013-646320200003000042024-10-15Euthanasia: trends and opinions in SpainBernal-Carcelén,I euthanasia surveys public opinion suicide, assited right to die Abstract Objective: Analyse the evolution of opinions about euthanasia by the general public and clinical physicians from 1995 to 2019 and their influence at the present time. Material and method: Bibliographical review based on relevance and quality of publications in open access and academic access platforms. Main surveys review of public and private institutions. Congress and Senate Official Journal Sessions. Results: Recent surveys show that clinicians support the regulation of euthanasia. This position matches the general public's belief, which has grown steadily in recent decades. Discussion: Social and clinical support for the regulation of euthanasia has been fundamental. In the last two decades political parties have changed their positions, thus creating a window of opportunity.Sociedad Española de Sanidad PenitenciariaRevista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria v.22 n.3 20202020-12-01journal articletext/htmlhttps://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2013-64632020000300004en
institution SCIELO
collection OJS
country España
countrycode ES
component Revista
access En linea
databasecode rev-scielo-es
tag revista
region Europa del Sur
libraryname SciELO
language English
format Digital
author Bernal-Carcelén,I
spellingShingle Bernal-Carcelén,I
Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain
author_facet Bernal-Carcelén,I
author_sort Bernal-Carcelén,I
title Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain
title_short Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain
title_full Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain
title_fullStr Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Euthanasia: trends and opinions in Spain
title_sort euthanasia: trends and opinions in spain
description Abstract Objective: Analyse the evolution of opinions about euthanasia by the general public and clinical physicians from 1995 to 2019 and their influence at the present time. Material and method: Bibliographical review based on relevance and quality of publications in open access and academic access platforms. Main surveys review of public and private institutions. Congress and Senate Official Journal Sessions. Results: Recent surveys show that clinicians support the regulation of euthanasia. This position matches the general public's belief, which has grown steadily in recent decades. Discussion: Social and clinical support for the regulation of euthanasia has been fundamental. In the last two decades political parties have changed their positions, thus creating a window of opportunity.
publisher Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
publishDate 2020
url https://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2013-64632020000300004
work_keys_str_mv AT bernalcarceleni euthanasiatrendsandopinionsinspain
_version_ 1816171803569029120