For more than a decade, there has been an intense debate about the ethics and legality of
euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in the United States. 1-5 In June 1997, the …

Debates about the ethics of euthanasia date from ancient Greece and Rome. In 1870, SD
Williams, a nonphysician, proposed that anesthetics be used to intentionally end the lives of …

Investigated the prevalence of the desire for death in 200 terminally ill adults (aged 31–94
yrs). Ss were evaluated for major and minor depression according to Research Diagnostic …

Background Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are pressing public issues. We
aimed to collect empirical data on these controversial interventions, particularly on the …

We have-interviewed a convenience sample of oncologists and AIDS specialists about their
views on voluntary active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, and we find that partial …

Objectives.—To estimate how often physicians receive requests for physician-assisted
suicide and euthanasia and to describe a case series of patient requests for physician …

Background Euthanasia and assisted suicide have received considerable attention recently
in medical literature, public discussion, and proposed state legislation. Almost all the …

We surveyed a national sample of 879 physicians practicing in adult intensive care units in
the United States, in order to determine their practices with regard to limiting life-sustaining …

Background Despite considerable public interest in legalizing physician-assisted suicide
and euthanasia, little is known about physicians' attitudes toward these practices. Methods …

Background and Methods The characteristics and frequency of clinical problems with the
performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are uncertain. We analyzed data …