Table 3 Characteristics of the newspaper articles
From: News media coverage of euthanasia: a content analysis of Dutch national newspapers
N = 134 % | |
|---|---|
Persons a | |
Terminally ill persons | 36 |
Older persons | 24 |
Persons with dementia | 16 |
Persons with a psychiatric disorder | 9 |
Persons in a coma | 5 |
Other persons | 12 |
Not specified | 32 |
Message of the article is supported by numbers | 37 |
Organisations or associations used as sources a | |
Political parties | 22 |
‘Right to Die-NL’, advisory or executive organisations (Dignitas, Exit, De Einder) | 20 |
Ministry/Public Prosecutor/Lower House | 13 |
Medical professional associations | 13 |
Support and Consultation for Euthanasia in the Netherlands (SCEN)b, Regional Review Committees for euthanasia | 13 |
United Nations | 11 |
Vatican, or other religious institutions | 3 |
Patients’ or older persons’ associations | 1 |
No organisations or associations cited | 31 |