Drugs used for euthanasia and assisted suicide
Although physicians can use multiple types of drugs to perform euthanasia and some existing legislation specifies the use of particular drugs, those most often recommended within legal jurisdictions typically include a combination of (optional) benzodiazepine to relax the patient, followed by a high dose of a barbiturate such as thiobarbital, pentobarbital or secobarbital, which typically causes death, followed by a muscle relaxant, if required (5,11,33).
Supporting someone to carry out their wishes of assisted dying or assisted suicide remains a criminalised activity in the UK, as in many other countries in the World.
86.6% of those declaring no religion support that patients should be offered the opportunity to end their life, and the doctor/physician “should support” them in their decision.
Only participants who identified as Christian (23%) or Muslim (30.8%) indicated that the patient “should definitely not be allowed” this choice.
Infographic: Support for assisted suicide at an all-time high in Canada https://perma.cc/RN76-MS8L
Attitudes towards assisted suicide in cases of terminal illness and extreme pain in Great Britain in 2019, among the general population and healthcare professionals https://perma.cc/2MPW-H8HM
Do you consider doctor-assisted suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong? https://perma.cc/BK9C-FVCG
No. Euthanasia implies putting down someone on his or her request. This is prohibited in Switzerland. However, Swiss law allows for assisted / accompanied suicide https://perma.cc/4DGN-VQ34
Direct, active euthanasia is therefore also forbidden https://perma.cc/M5KW-MYHV
Legality of euthanasia https://perma.cc/N5WE-BPPK
Portuguese parliament legalises euthanasia after long battle https://perma.cc/S9YW-72VY
It would apply to people suffering from "lasting" and "unbearable" pain https://perma.cc/J5P2-YR5N
WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY https://perma.cc/V8TG-FLT7
IN YOUR STATE https://perma.cc/E4LN-GDVS
Although physicians can use multiple types of drugs to perform euthanasia and some existing legislation specifies the use of particular drugs, those most often recommended within legal jurisdictions typically include a combination of (optional) benzodiazepine to relax the patient, followed by a high dose of a barbiturate such as thiobarbital, pentobarbital or secobarbital, which typically causes death, followed by a muscle relaxant, if required (5,11,33).
Supporting someone to carry out their wishes of assisted dying or assisted suicide remains a criminalised activity in the UK, as in many other countries in the World.
86.6% of those declaring no religion support that patients should be offered the opportunity to end their life, and the doctor/physician “should support” them in their decision.
Only participants who identified as Christian (23%) or Muslim (30.8%) indicated that the patient “should definitely not be allowed” this choice.
Infographic: Support for assisted suicide at an all-time high in Canada https://perma.cc/RN76-MS8L
Attitudes towards assisted suicide in cases of terminal illness and extreme pain in Great Britain in 2019, among the general population and healthcare professionals https://perma.cc/2MPW-H8HM
Do you consider doctor-assisted suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong? https://perma.cc/BK9C-FVCG
No. Euthanasia implies putting down someone on his or her request. This is prohibited in Switzerland. However, Swiss law allows for assisted / accompanied suicide https://perma.cc/4DGN-VQ34
Direct, active euthanasia is therefore also forbidden https://perma.cc/M5KW-MYHV
Legality of euthanasia https://perma.cc/N5WE-BPPK
Portuguese parliament legalises euthanasia after long battle https://perma.cc/S9YW-72VY
It would apply to people suffering from "lasting" and "unbearable" pain https://perma.cc/J5P2-YR5N
WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY https://perma.cc/V8TG-FLT7
IN YOUR STATE https://perma.cc/E4LN-GDVS