Open AccessAttitudes toward euthanasia and related issues among physicians and patients in a multi-cultural society of Malaysia
Author(s) -
Rathor My,
Abdul Rani Mf,
Shahar Ma,
Jamalludin Ar,
Che Abdullah St,
Omar Am,
Mohamad Shah As
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.141616
Subject(s) - legalization , medicine , family medicine , marital status , assisted suicide , public health , health care , psychiatry , nursing , population , law , environmental health , political science
Due to globalization and changes in the health care delivery system, there has been a gradual change in the attitude of the medical community as well as the lay public toward greater acceptance of euthanasia as an option for terminally ill and dying patients. Physicians in developing countries come across situations where such issues are raised with increasing frequency. As euthanasia has gained world-wide prominence, the objectives of our study therefore were to explore the attitude of physicians and chronically ill patients toward euthanasia and related issues. Concomitantly, we wanted to ascertain the frequency of requests for assistance in active euthanasia.