Attitudes Toward Active Voluntary Euthanasia Among Community-Dwelling Older Subjects

• Published in: SAGE open Vol. 8; no. 1
• Main Author: Poli, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Assisted suicide; Attitude Change; Attitudes; Death; Euthanasia; Older Adults; Older people; baby boomers; euthanasia; aging; disability; end-of-life care

The major extension of late-life expectancy has increased the significance of end-of-life issues, particularly among elderly people, considering both the role of medical practices in shaping and defining dying trajectories and the differences in national laws and in public attitudes about preservati...