Stigma and public attitudes toward euthanasia or assisted suicide for psychiatric conditions: results from a general population survey in Germany

Background With growing numbers of countries legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS), there is a debate as to whether EAS should also be available to people with severe, treatment-resistant mental illness. Excluding mental illness as a legitimate reason to receive EAS has been framed as disc...

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Main Authors: Georg Schomerus, Stephanie Schindler, Eva Baumann, Matthias C. Angermeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-03-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472424000048/type/journal_article