In 2019 in Great Britain, euthanasia and assisted suicide remains illegal in the country. In spite of this, 64 percent of the British public believe that assisting a terminal patient to end their life does not violate a doctor's oath to not harm their patient, while healthcare professionals are less likely to believe assisted suicided does not break this oath.
Does assisting a terminal patient to end their life violate a doctor's oath not to harm their patients?
* 1,642 GB adults and 1,027 healthcare professionals.
The general population were asked: "In your opinion, is a doctor helping a terminally
unwell patient to end their life a violation of their oath to do no harm to their patients?"
And the healthcare professionals were asked : "In your opinion, is helping a terminally unwell patient to end their life a violation of your oath to do no harm to your patients?"
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