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Table 1 Positions on PAS and Euthanasia of US medical and surgical specialty societies with position statements

From: US medical and surgical society position statements on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: a review

Society

Position statements

PAS

Euthanasia

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine [13]

Studied neutrality

No statement

American Academy of Neurology [16]

Studied neutrality

Opposed

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [17]

Acknowledge

Acknowledge

American College of Pediatricians [18]

No statement

Opposed

American College of Physicians [19]

Opposed

Opposed

American Medical Association [20, 21]

Opposed

Opposed

American Pharmacists Association [22]

Studied neutrality

Studied neutrality

American Psychiatric Association [23]

Acknowledge

Opposed

American Psychological Association [24]

Studied neutrality

Studied neutrality

American Society of Anesthesiologists [25]

Opposed

No statement

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization [26]

Opposed

No statement

Society for Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medicine [27]

Opposed

Opposed

  1. PAS physician-assisted suicide