In this survey, attitudes towards euthanasia in population samples from these countries were assessed by asking participants whether this practice should be legal in all cases, in selected cases, or never. endobj <>29 0 R]/P 6 0 R/S/Link>> (2017). What Influences African American End-Of-Life Preferences? doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214724, Verhofstadt, M., Audenaert, K., Van den Broeck, K., Deliens, L., Mortier, F., Titeca, K., et al. A corollary to this is that societal and legal approval of PAS may not be forthcoming in countries or regions with a different socio-economic, religious or cultural configuration. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64012-3.00002-2, Dees, M. K., Vernooij-Dassen, M. J., Dekkers, W. J., Vissers, K. C., and van Weel, C. (2011). Charles C. Camosy. Clin. The fear of dementia may lead people to signing an Advance Euthanasia Directive (AED). 111, 407413. Hertogh CM, de Boer ME, Dres RM, Eefsting JA. 228, 218226. Have multiple conversations about your wishes and make sure you are heard and understood. <> 14, 152170. First, even in countries where PAS is legal for advanced dementia, there is significant ambivalence among both physicians and caregivers. on the Question of Argumentative Coherence of Endorsing Assisted Suicide. The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Palliat. 10, 90. doi:10.3390/jpm10030090, Schuurmans, J., Crol, C., Olde Rikkert, M., and Engels, Y. By documenting your desires and care goals when you are well enough to make decisions, you remove a burden from your loved ones and exert more control on future decisions. WebGT was clearly able to consent to physician assisted death and the case does not discuss advance directives. It has already been noted that, paradoxically, approval of PAS in cases such as dementia is higher in high-income countries. Med. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.109, Fuchs, J. W., and Fuchs, J. R. (2021). endobj and transmitted securely. This could lead to the further stigmatization of patients with this disorder, and to an undue emphasis on euthanasia or PAS as the solution for those suffering from this illness. 50, 12411256. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted capacity; dementia; euthanasia; living wills/advance directives. Advance Planning. 21, 594599. A further four subjects reported aggressive behaviour, verbal or physical, towards the patient, but no wish for the patient to die or be killed. 5 0 obj In states where this directive is not legal, it can still be used to document wishes and provide a guide for families, health care providers, long-term care providers, and others. endobj Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. A spouse/partner, a family member, a close friendall are good candidates. Hastings Cent Rep. 2022 Sep;52(5):24-31. doi: 10.1002/hast.1418. 2020;76(2):445-455. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190952. Trials 83, 97108. L. 60, 278286. doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1697201, Chakraborty, R., El-Jawahri, A. R., Litzow, M. R., Syrjala, K. L., Parnes, A. D., and Hashmi, S. K. (2017). doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.0797, Lazar, M., and Davenport, L. (2018). WebBackground: Although advance directives may seem useful instruments in decision-making regarding incompetent patients, their validity in cases of dementia has been a much debated subject and little is known about their effectiveness in practice. Opin. doi:10.1177/1471301220919938, Kemmelmeier, M., Wieczorkowska, G., Erb, H. P., and Burnstein, E. (2002). Related to these arguments, Sulmasy et al. 78, 5971. J. Med. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies Sarah Dobec, a communications specialist with the pro-euthanasia lobby group, said in a letter to The B.C. Med. CMAJ 182, 895901. Bioethics 28, 9699. J. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. It is argued that, given the loss of autonomy that is entailed by cognitive decline, patients should have the right to choose PAS via advance directive prior to the onset of such decline. doi:10.1089/jpm.2008.0162, Bravo, G., Rodrigue, C., Arcand, M., Downie, J., Dubois, M. F., Kaasalainen, S., et al. In this contribution we discuss some of the main arguments: the nature of suffering, the voluntariness of the request and the role of the physician. An official website of the United States government. doi:10.1111/jgs.16692, Buturovic, Z. Advocacy for this position is often based on utilitarian philosophical principles, on appeals to the quality of life of the patient and their caregiver(s), or on economic constraints faced by caregivers as well as healthcare systems. doi:10.1080/13607863.2015.1065793, Owen, J. E., Goode, K. T., and Haley, W. E. (2001). Advance directives: Oral and written instructions about ones future medical care, including the naming of a healthcare agent and acceptable life-sustaining procedures, in case one is unable to speak for oneself. Ethics 45, 9294. J. Gen. Intern. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). Additionally, you can complete and upload your advance directive and any other advance-care planning documents to the U.S. Advance Care Plan Registry. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Med. Three variables (sex ratio, gross national income and religiosity) showed significant deviations from normality (p < 0.05, Shapiro-Wilk test) and were conformed to an approximately Gaussian distribution by taking the natural logarithm of these variables. Paul T. Menzel & Bonnie Steinbock - 2013 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 41 (2):484-500. details Physician-assisted suicide laws in Oregon and Washington require the person's current competency and a prognosis of terminal illness. BJGP Open 5, bjgopen20x101123. PAUL T. MENZEL Pullman, D. (2004). Two of these findings stand out as particularly paradoxical. <><><>3 31 0 R]/P 6 0 R/Pg 44 0 R/S/Link>> Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. J. Med. J. WebADVANCE DIRECTIVES, DEMENTIA, AND ELIGIBILITY FOR PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH I. Dement Neuropsychol. Fourth, as the data for different variables was captured at different points in time, they may not reflect changes in social attitudes or economic circumstances that have occurred subsequently. 1. doi:10.1177/082585970402000309, Rahmani, E., Lemelle, T. M., Samarbafzadeh, E., and Kablinger, A. S. (2021). eCollection 2021. Epub 2019 Dec 5. Fill it out now, share it with your loved ones, then give a copy of it to your doctor. Bioethics 35, 438445. Front. J Med Ethics. doi:10.3747/co.v18i2.883. Open 2, e199891. Elaborating on these points in a further review (Sulmasy et al., 2018), the same author draws on the same argument, and further adduces arguments that have been discussed earlier in this paper, such as the limits of autonomy, the distinction between active killing and passive denial of particular treatments, the social ramifications of suicide and assisted suicide, and the possibility of a slippery slope characterized by incremental extension. Based on these, he concludes that the medical profession should continue its opposition to PAS on both prudential and ethical grounds. Analyses of real-world cases reveal the very real potential of ethical violations, as in a recent case where the final decision regarding euthanasia in a patient with dementia was taken by physicians, despite the patients apparent ambivalence, and included the surreptitious administration of a sedative to the patient prior to euthanasia (Jongsma et al., 2019; Miller et al., 2019). J Am Geriatr Soc. what We Think about Ending Their Suffering-Attitudes toward Euthanasia for Elderly Suffering from Physical versus Mental Illness. The Age gap in Religion Around the World. 755, 349356. Though faith-based arguments are often critiqued by those who do not share such beliefs (Dcruz, 2021), they should not be discarded outright. A recent review of attitudes and practices associated with euthanasia and PAS has found this to still be the case, with 70% of cases involving patients with advanced cancer (Emanuel et al., 2016). Am. Geriatr. All rights reserved. BMC Geriatr. Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2019. WebAuthorising euthanasia and assisted suicide with advance euthanasia directives (AEDs) is permitted, yet debated, in the Netherlands. Specific issues related to severe or advanced dementia, such as shortened life expectancy, poor food intake, incontinence or fluctuating levels of consciousness, and the risk of medical complications such as pneumonia. To articulate and document your wishes concerning medical treatment should you lose decision-making ability. The requirement of contemporary competence is intended to ensure that PAD is limited to people who really want to die and have the cognitive ability to make a final choice of such enormous import. Following the Money. endobj doi:10.1136/medethics-2017-104644, Mondragn, J. D., Salame, L., Kraus, A., and De Deyn, P. P. (2019). J. Geriatr. Hofstede Insights (2021). 121, 104012. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104012, Sarchiapone, M., Mandelli, L., Iosue, M., Andrisano, C., and Roy, A. J. Geriatr. What is intended here is not to present a comprehensive account of all the social and cultural determinants of such attitudes, but to outline a tentative profile of countries where individuals are likely to approve of euthanasia or assisted dying, in the abstract, for selected cases. Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). doi:10.1016/j.cct.2019.06.010, Gmez-Vrseda, C., and Gastmans, C. (2021). doi:10.7326/M19-0869, D'cruz, M. M. (2021). More general statements about your values regarding end-of-life care. doi:10.1503/cmaj.161316. Am. It can be argued that this principle is not absolute with regards to end-of-life decisions (Fontalis et al., 2018), and that, when viewed from a different philosophical perspective, euthanasia or PAS may not be an ethically viable response to a fear of disintegration (Gastmans and De Lepeleire, 2010). 38, 4967. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in Dementia: a Qualitative Study of the Views of Former Dementia Carers. Intended for healthcare professionals Physician-assisted Death: Dying with Dignity? On the one hand, White women are more likely than ethnic minority women to trust the healthcare system (Wicher and Meeker, 2012); on the other hand, they are exposed to disadvantages in terms of economic status, access to palliative care, and cultural ideas of femininity as self-sacrificing. These factors interact with aggressive messaging from physicians, experts and the media about the desirability and dignity associated with PAS. Third, there is evidence that the availability of PAS may compromise the general standard of medical care offered to such patients (Mathews et al., 2021). As social capital measures the strength of personal and social relationships, institutional trust, social norms, and civic participation in a country (Duh-Leong et al., 2021), it would be expected that higher social capital might mitigate against the approval of assisted dying, and would instead favour the provision of community support and social welfare (Rodriguez-Alcal et al., 2019). endobj 2021 Dec 22;6:815233. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.815233. doi:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000238, Bravo, G., Trottier, L., and Arcand, M. (2021). To designate an individual, known as your healthcare agent or proxy, to ensure your wishes are honored should you no longer be able to speak for yourself. Rep. 34, 1820. This paper assesses the contribution of advance directives to decision-making in the care of people with yrRgcha 23 0 obj Second, the literature on existing attitudes towards PAS in cases of dementia, along with ethical arguments for and against the practice, is reviewed and specific hazards for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals are identified. However, a survey of individuals with elevated amyloid-beta, a putative biomarker for Alzheimers risk, found that only 20% of respondents would consider PAS in this context, suggesting that there is a mismatch between the theoretical values espoused in the literature and the actual wishes of patients in this context (Largent et al., 2019). MeSH Physician Assisted Suicide in Dementia: a Critical Review of Global Evidence and Considerations from India. Ethics 2021, 107308. doi:10.1136/medethics-2021-107308. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues. Handb Clin. Patients with severe dementia are categorically excluded from eligibility on all of the above grounds. Open 2, e190828. Med. Hendin, H., and Hendin, J. doi:10.1503/cmaj.160650, Tran, M., Honarmand, K., Sibbald, R., Priestap, F., Oczkowski, S., and Ball, I. M. (2021). Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. Med. (2019). Impact of Medical Assistance in Dying on Palliative Care: a Qualitative Study. Bookshelf Qualitative research revealing underexposed aspects of the societal debate. 38 0 obj (2009). doi:10.1002/gps.4169, Trachtenberg, A. J., and Manns, B. Acad. A Meta-Review of Stress, Coping and Interventions in Dementia and Dementia Caregiving. Similarly, it has been observed that physicians with authoritarian values corresponding to a high cultural power distance are less likely to concur with hypothetical requests for euthanasia in patients with dementia (Richter et al., 2001). Med Health Care Philos. The Role of Acculturation and Social Capital in Access to Health Care: A Meta-Study on Hispanics in the US. These approaches could include healthcare-based approaches such as case management (Saragih et al., 2021), community-based interventions aimed at supporting patients and their families (De Luca et al., 2021), and even scientific research into the neurobiology of the most distressing manifestations of dementia (Kobayashi et al., 2021) which could lead to the development of safer and better treatment methods. It is also worth noting that while dementia is not consistently associated with completed suicide, rates of assisted dying in this population have been noted to increase when it is legally permitted (Diehl-Schmid et al., 2017); this phenomenon is reminiscent of the increased suicide rates seen in countries or cultures where access to means of suicide is easier (Sarchiapone et al., 2011). Stat. Leg. (2020). Am. Mangino DR, Nicolini ME, De Vries RG, Kim SYH. Webdisease. (2021). Cogn. J. Res. Age Ageing. 2 As the nation, individual states, and various interest groups consider the adoption of physician-assisted suicide policies, it is essential that Epub 2019 Dec 5. The .gov means its official. The reasons so many people support physician-assisted suicide--and why these reasons are not convincing. An additional argument based on caution comes from concerns about the failure of safeguards (Pereira, 2011). End of Life Care and Reactions to Death in African-American and white Family Caregivers of Relatives with Alzheimer's Disease. 2019 Feb;45(2):92-94. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-104951. JAMA Netw. (2020). Euthanasia performed in accordance with the wishes of a competent person, expressed personally or by an advanced directive: Nonvoluntary euthanasia: Euthanasia performed when the wishes of the person are not known: physician-assisted suicide (PAS), physician-assisted dying (PAD) and medical assistance in dying (MAID). 8, 205208. The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. Pew Research Center (2018). doi:10.3233/JAD-180244, Keywords: dementia, assisted suicide, culture, healthcare economics, ethics, religion, Citation: Rajkumar RP (2021) Physician-Assisted Suicide in Dementia: Paradoxes, Pitfalls and the Need for Prudence. Miyatake H, Ozaki A, Kotera Y, Sakamoto R, Bhandari D, Uneno Y, Beniya H. Clin Case Rep. 2022 Apr 20;10(4):e05759. Physician-Assisted Suicide in Dementia: Paradoxes, Pitfalls and the Need for Prudence. Persons with dementia often prefer to participate in decisions about their health care, but may be prevented from doing so because healthcare decision-making law facilitates use of advance directives or surrogate decision makers for persons with decisional impairments such as dementia. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Ending Treatment, VSED and other options. When is the patient competent? J. Pharmacol. Kant on euthanasia and the duty to die: clearing the air. Indeterminacy of identity and advance directives for death after dementia. There are more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia. Sociol. 18 0 obj endobj WebPhysicianassisted suicide laws in Oregon and Washington require the person's current competency and a prognosis of terminal illness. In the former care, a further distinction can be profitably made between life-sustaining, basic forms of care, such as nutrition and hydration, and heroic forms of care, such as aggressive pharmacological treatment or repeated attempts at resuscitation. I8Div yQJ> :'APv> w2%^QxX2(F"\=L;ui!A*{Zt@zI szTC)U]r'Q;YZ4%vd(C=$M;`qg;di{$[_i,z>6,Vb)0a (Hyn080{\*9?ZKYU.d,^${sl[KiV5=]_:f >Kdg % 3p^ %:6hxG"y}"JO[Vf_1^9470J`|7#lV\. Support. doi:10.1111/jlme.12057, Miller, D. G., Dresser, R., and Kim, S. Y. H. (2019). Understanding Economic and Other Burdens of Terminal Illness: the Experience of Patients and Their Caregivers. Health Care Poor Underserved 23, 2858. Psychiatry 11, 622446. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.622446, Johnstone, M. J. Euthanasia in Adults with Psychiatric Conditions: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of Belgian Psychiatrists. Advance care planning (ACP) is highly relevant for people with early-stage dementia to communicate their care preferences for serious illness conditions with their family caregivers before they become mentally incapacitated. The issue is highly controversial. Besides the above factors, which have been the most extensively discussed in the literature, several authors have raised concerns related to the practice of PAS in general, and in this population in particular. J. Med. 61 0 obj The most common include: In the last several years, a new advance directive has been developed allowing people coping with Alzheimers disease and dementia to document what their lives will be like when they are no longer competent. One limit to what an individual can ask for in an advance directive is medical assistance in dying (MAID). J. Environ. (2012). First, data on attitudes towards euthanasia for twenty-eight countries, obtained from the World Values Survey, is analyzed. Lessons from the Dutch debate on euthanasia for patients with dementia. Linacre Q. The Dangers of Euthanasia and Dementia: How Kantian Thinking Might Be Used to Support Non-voluntary Euthanasia in Cases of Extreme Dementia. Accessibility Dementia Incidence, Burden and Cost of Care: A Filipino Community-Based Study. Physician-assisted suicide occurs when a physician provides a medical means for death, usually a prescription for a lethal amount of medication that the patient takes on his or her own. (2015). A different but related argument was offered by Kipke (2015), who pointed out that, once one endorses PAS, there are no coherent ethical objections to the provision of assisted suicide outside the healthcare system, including the commercialization of this practice; in other words, permitting PAS in a medical setting could eventually lead to the implementation of this practice on a for-profit basis. The aim of this paper is to critique the feasibility and ethical considerations of euthanasia among individuals diagnosed with dementia using MORAL ethical decision-making model and suggest advance directives on euthanasia could be an option. J Med Ethics. Isnt afraid to ask tough questions, which invariably arise when discussing a dying individuals end-of-life care. 110, 466468. doi:10.3233/JAD-210078, Krag, E. (2014). FOIA 6:815233. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.815233. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Bioethics 26, 231235. Is Physician-Assisted Death for the Demented Possible? MeSH 47, 11531154. Ethics 45, 8489. In a similar vein, a study assessing overt homicidal ideation in a sample of 21 carers of patients with dementia found that only two subjects overtly expressed such ideation, while four expressed a wish for the patient to die with no homicidal intent. doi:10.1007/s40592-020-00112-2, Moshe, S., and Gershfeld-Litvin, A. Help your loved ones if they are faced with making difficult decisions on your behalf. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. A Dutch euthanasia review committee found that the physician performing the euthanasia failed to follow due care requirements for euthanasia and assisted suicide. It may be appropriate to appoint a legal guardian to make decisions about property or finances, for example, yet leave other decisionsperhaps personal care, food, shelter and medical careto the person with Alzheimers disease. A multi-centre, quasi-experimental study was conducted to test the feasibility and acceptability of a theory Culture and Attitudes towards Euthanasia: an Integrative Review. Unlike an advance directive, a POLST form must be filled out by a medical provider. A multi-centre, quasi-experimental study was conducted to test the feasibility and acceptability of a theory Appointing a legal guardian for specific tasks, such as financial affairs, might allow a person with Alzheimers disease to maintain a degree of independence over other matters. Though such findings currently apply to only a small number of high-income countries, there is a strong possibility that such practices may be considered in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in those where improved healthcare has led to increases in life expectancy and in the number of elderly adults diagnosed with dementia (Mukhopadhyay and Banerjee, 2021). Int. PMC A., and Tripathi, R. (20202020). A recent systematic review of attitudes towards PAS across five world religions found largely negative attitudes in Islamic respondents, variable responses in Christian and Jewish respondents, and limited acceptance in Buddhist respondents. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.009, Jakhar, J., Ambreen, S., and Prasad, S. (2020). Health Care Philos. 13, 131. doi:10.1186/s13195-021-00867-8, Seike, A., Sumigaki, C., Takeuchi, S., Hagihara, J., Takeda, A., Becker, C., et al. The wishes of a person with dementia should be considered whenever possible and until safety becomes an issue. This directive was developed by Barak Gaster, MD with help from experts in the fields of geriatrics, neurology, and palliative care. As information on the mean age and gender distribution of the study samples from each country was not available in the World Values Survey data set, two surrogate markers were used instead: average national life expectancy at birth, and proportion of women per 100 population in each country. (2021). Flow diagram showing the selection of articles for conceptual analysis. Embedding Caregiver Support in Community-Based Services for Older Adults: A Multi-Site Randomized Trial to Test the Adult Day Service Plus Program (ADS Plus). Third, with advances in the identification of pre-dementia through biomarker techniques, the possibility of PAS in pre-symptomatic individuals has been seriously considered by some authors (van der Burg et al., 2019). World Bank Open Data: Free and Open Access to Global Data. Non-linear curve estimation analyses of variables possibly associated with national attitudes towards euthanasia in selected cases. Lancet Neurol. Advance Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying in Dementia: a Survey Study of Dementia Care Specialists. BMJ Open 7, e012759. It is also possible that individuals may express approval of PAS as an abstract notion, but be more disapproving when presented with concrete cases. 21, 561567. 58, 3445. JAMA Neurol. (2017). First Do No Harm: Euthanasia of Patients with Dementia in Belgium. Nie, J. Religious and spiritual factors: a composite measure of religiosity (affiliation, belief, practice and subjective importance) based on the most recent Pew Research Center survey (2018). A Comparison between Russia, Sweden and Germany. Given the drastic and final nature of PAS as a proposed solution for caregiver burden in dementia, it would be prudent to carefully assess such relationships first, and to consider alternate forms of assistance that do not entail the immediate death of the patient. Would you like email updates of new search results? Issues include where you will live, how to finance your care, changes in an intimate relationship, when to stop driving and how pets will be cared for. Psychol. 74, 7983. WebPosted in Something Special | Tagged advance directive for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia and physician assisted death, Emily Largent, Medical aid in dying, Penn Memory Center, Gaster is a primary care physician and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington who has developed the Advance Directive for Dementia. 17 0 obj 19, 18. doi:10.1186/s12877-019-1033-2, Wang, G., Albayrak, A., and van der Cammen, T. J. M. (2019). AppendPDF Pro 6.3 Linux 64 bit Aug 30 2019 Library 15.0.4 The issue of individuals with dementia completing advance directives (ADs) is discussed, and several investigators have demonstrated successful completion of ADs by individuals with mild and moderate dementia. Pract. 35, 2837. Documenting concrete preferences for end-of-life care doesnt have to be daunting. Prince 12.5 (www.princexml.com) Non-faith-based Arguments against Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. Psychogeriatrics 21, 612617. It is perhaps significant that the countries in which PAS has been legally approved conform to the above profile. Though this argument may be more ethically sound than the previous one, as it involves informed consent from patients themselves, it still entails certain difficulties. Schizophr Res. Basic research is beginning to elucidate the molecular mechanisms associated with specific types of BPSD (Scassellati et al., 2020; Degawa et al., 2021; Kobayashi et al., 2021); novel therapeutic strategies are being developed and evaluated (Magierski et al., 2020); and in some cases, non-pharmacological strategies may also be safe and effective (Abraha et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2019). Four of these were raised in a recent review (Cohen-Almagor, 2016). A Scoping Review. WebAdvance Directives, Dementia, and PhysicianAssisted Death. 800 897 (1997) 2004 Oct;30(5):447-51; discussion 451-2. doi: 10.1136/jme.2002.002857. Its value, however, is not in its legality, but in its comprehensive look at life with Alzheimers. Finally, due to the heterogeneity and semi-qualitative nature of the material being considered, a formal systematic review or meta-analysis was not possible. 76, 864866. Dementia Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Lavery JV, Dickens BM, Boyle JM, Singer PA. J N Y State Nurses Assoc. The strength of these correlations was in the moderate (0.6 < |r| < 0.8) range for social capital and power distance, and in the fair (0.3 < |r| < 0.6) range for the other variables. The forms and questions asked vary a bit from state to state. TABLE 1. (2016). Advance Directives, Dementia, and Physician-Assisted Death. A recent systematic review of studies of older adults underlined this lack of consensus, with only a minority consistently expressing acceptance of PAS, and a significant influence of age, religiosity, education and socio-economic status (Castelli Dransart et al., 2021). MeSH 165, 532. On the other hand, assisted suicide or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) refers to an act in which the physician provides lethal drugs to a patient or caregiver, which are then self-administered (Materstvedt et al., 2003). Slippery-slope objections to legalizing physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia. Entitled to any portion of your estate upon your death. Many people are more concerned about the loss of autonomy and independence in years of severe dementia than about pain and suffering in their last months. Why Not Commercial Assistance for Suicide? 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