Data and Trends in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, and Some Related Demographic Issues

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4120380
AutoresAsher D Colombo (0000-0003-4928-2961, autor de correspondencia), Gianpiero Dalla‐zuanna (University of Bologna)
Año2024
Volumen50
Número1
Páginas233-257
Fecha de publicación2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPopulation and Development Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/padr.12605
OpenAlexW4391261112
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas44

Although considerable gains in survival have been observed in developed countries, particularly in the last stretch of life, part of these additional years of life are lived in bad health. In this context, a number of actions/inactions that limit or may limit life span are becoming increasingly common. Demography and quantitative sociology are well-positioned to make a significant contribution to the measurement of the consistency of different end-of-life interventions, to the examination of differences over time, space and among different social groups, and to the analysis of the behaviors and attitudes of different stakeholders (the sufferers, their relatives, health care personnel, public opinion). We focus here on euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS). First, we discuss changes in public opinion on EAS in developed countries. Second, we analyze the diffusion and temporal trends of EAS, with a particular focus on Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium; three countries for which it is also possible to consider the connections between the diffusion of EAS and palliative care. Third, we consider several differential aspects of the spread of EAS (mainly by sex, age, and cause of death

Assisted suicide · Consistency (knowledge bases · Context (archaeology · Geography · Health care · Life expectancy · Palliative care · Political science · Politics · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public opinion · Sociology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Gerontology