Do German General Practitioners Support Euthanasia?

Abstract

The majority of German GPs reject active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Nonetheless, requests for and performance of euthanasia do not seem to be a rare occurrence. Only a small proportion of respondents are willing to perform euthanasia at a patient's request under the current legislation which make these acts illegal in Germany. German history seems to play only a minor role in shaping respondents' attitudes towards active euthanasia or PAS.