Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives?
<p class="Padro">75 opinions from elderly people of low socioeconomic classes living in a specific community were investigated, about whether they would allow euthanasia to be performed on family members. 77.3% wouldn't perform euthanasia. Regarding permission to a physician, th...
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doaj-4f3c8d03b0d742e09043882aa1b390232020-11-24T22:15:21ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloKairós Gerontologia1516-25672176-901X2014-11-0117012513515185Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives?Diego Fraga Rezende0Gabriela Nunes Oliveira1Lucy Gomes Vianna2Izabel Borges dos Santos3Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB)Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB)Catholic University of Brasília (UCB).Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB)<p class="Padro">75 opinions from elderly people of low socioeconomic classes living in a specific community were investigated, about whether they would allow euthanasia to be performed on family members. 77.3% wouldn't perform euthanasia. Regarding permission to a physician, the following responded with negatives: 78.7% against the active form, 68% against the passive, and 62.7% against double effect. The contrary arguments were: religious issues, belief in destiny, hope of healing, don't want to take responsibility and guilty conscience.</p> <p class="Padro"> </p>http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21788EuthanasiaNon institutionalized elderlyEnd of life. |
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Diego Fraga Rezende Gabriela Nunes Oliveira Lucy Gomes Vianna Izabel Borges dos Santos |
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Diego Fraga Rezende Gabriela Nunes Oliveira Lucy Gomes Vianna Izabel Borges dos Santos Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives? Kairós Gerontologia Euthanasia Non institutionalized elderly End of life. |
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Diego Fraga Rezende Gabriela Nunes Oliveira Lucy Gomes Vianna Izabel Borges dos Santos |
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Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives? |
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Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives? |
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Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives? |
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Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives? |
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Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives? |
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euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes d/e perform it or allow it on their relatives? |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo |
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Kairós Gerontologia |
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1516-2567 2176-901X |
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2014-11-01 |
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<p class="Padro">75 opinions from elderly people of low socioeconomic classes living in a specific community were investigated, about whether they would allow euthanasia to be performed on family members. 77.3% wouldn't perform euthanasia. Regarding permission to a physician, the following responded with negatives: 78.7% against the active form, 68% against the passive, and 62.7% against double effect. The contrary arguments were: religious issues, belief in destiny, hope of healing, don't want to take responsibility and guilty conscience.</p> <p class="Padro"> </p> |
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Euthanasia Non institutionalized elderly End of life. |
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