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Attitude of undergraduate medical students towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: A cross-sectional study
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Mahnoor Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Aiza Noor Shahid Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Haleema Shafiq Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Noman Aslam Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Ayesha Ayub Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Abstract
Euthanasia is categorically prohibited in Pakistan by Islamic law, but a clash of opinions among doctors and human rights advocates still prevails. As a result, medical students are becoming concerned about its practice and this problem needs to be addressed. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Faisalabad Medical University (FMU), Pakistan, from April 2023 to May 2023, using random sampling and statistical programme SPSS version 25, to assess the attitudes of medical students regarding euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Despite the conditions and scenarios presented to the students, most of them expressed opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide because of their religious beliefs and optimistic approach to life. Most of them favoured palliative care and passive euthanasia. Some students showed compliance with euthanasia even though it is equivalent to murder in Islam. Such contrasting results can baffle a physician to make wise decisions. Hence, it must be covered in medical curriculum in depth in order to help the future physicians clearly understand its practice under all circumstances.
Publication Details
Page(s) 1022-1025
DOI 10.47391/JPMA.10112
Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 74, Issue: 5, Year: 2024
Keywords
Medical students Attitude Euthanasia Palliative Care physicianassisted dying
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