1. Are Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide the same?
No:
101
Yes:
79
2. Euthanasia is never ethically justified
Disagree:
58
Strongly disagree:
35
Neutral:
33
Strongly agree:
32
Agree:
22
3. The principal moral consideration about euthanasia is the question of whether the person freely chooses to die or not.
Strongly agree:
72
Agree:
62
Neutral:
28
Strongly disagree:
14
Disagree:
4
4. There are some situations in which euthanasia should be legal
Strongly agree:
101
Agree:
27
Disagree:
19
Neutral:
18
Strongly disagree:
15
5. There are some situations in which I would be willing to participate in euthanasia
Strongly agree:
53
Agree:
48
Neutral:
39
Strongly disagree:
35
Disagree:
5
6. Assisted Suicide is never ethically justified
Disagree:
52
Neutral:
38
Strongly disagree:
36
Strongly agree:
34
Agree:
20
7. There are some situations in which Assisted Suicide should be legal
Strongly agree:
59
Agree:
52
Neutral:
26
Disagree:
22
Strongly disagree:
21
8. Animals are put to sleep when they are suffering. We should do the same for humans - do you agree?
Strongly agree:
64
Agree:
37
Disagree:
29
Neutral:
27
Strongly disagree:
23
9. Is Physician Assisted Suicide morally justified?
Agree:
47
Neutral:
43
Strongly agree:
39
Strongly disagree:
28
Disagree:
23
10. There should be
A law-allowing physician assisted suicide:
86
A law-prohibiting physician assisted suicide:
35
No law, leave it to physician-patient relationship:
34
No law, medical profession should provide guidelines:
25
11. In the course of your medical practice, has a patient ever asked you to hasten his/her death?
Had not been asked to hasten death:
130
Had been asked to hasten death:
50
12. If a terminally ill patient asked me to bring an end to his or her life, I would consider doing so if it were legal.
Agree:
56
Strongly agree:
48
Strongly disagree:
31
Undecided:
31
Disagree:
14
13. Do you think that euthanasia should be legalized in India?
Undecided:
56
Agree:
44
Strongly agree:
42
Strongly disagree:
25
Disagree:
13
14. If someone is surviving because of a life support machine, who do you think should decide when/whether the machine is turned off?
Patient:
94
Family or relatives:
67
The physician:
19
15. Do you think that people should be allowed to make a living will?
Yes:
134
Can't say:
33
No:
13
16. Do you think the government will pass a bill saying that Euthanasia with the patient's consent should be legalized?
Yes:
79
Can't say:
63
No:
38
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