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AIDS and euthanasia.

Gill Green
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This paper estimates the proportion of people with HIV who have considered asking assistance to end their lives and explores their motivations and plans of action to hasten death. 16/57 (28%) people with HIV have considered asking for assistance to hasten death, significantly more than seronegative controls (4/67) (3%) (p < 0.001). In follow-up interviews with seropositive respondents the figure increased to 19/57 (33%). The main motivations are fear of being dependent and losing dignity and control in the final stages of the disease. These results are discussed in the light of current legislation about euthanasia and recent evidence that about one-half of NHS doctors would be prepared to comply with requests for euthanasia were it legal to do so.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAttitudeCommunicationData CollectionEuthanasiaEuthanasia, ActiveFamilyFemaleFriendsHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHealth PersonnelHemophilia AHomosexuality, MaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsJurisprudenceLiability, LegalMaleMiddle AgedPatientsQuality of LifeScotlandSelf ConceptSexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersSuicideSuicide, AssistedSuicide, AttemptedDeath and EuthanasiaEmpirical ApproachHealth Care and Public HealthJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Gill Green. 1995. AIDS and euthanasia.. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540129550126173

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