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Table 3 Questions on assisted dying (AD)

From: Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment

Question no.

Questionnaire versions 1 & 2

4

Active aid in dying should be allowed for persons who have a mental illness

5

Active aid in dying should be allowed also for persons who do not suffer from serious illness, but who are tired of life and want to die

6

The legalization of active aid in dying may result in weak groups experiencing pressure to request aid in dying

7

Instead of allowing active aid in dying, we should develop and expand the provision of palliative care to the dying

8

Treatment limitation can sometimes be the right decision, to avoid a distressing prolongation of the dying process