Changing attitudes towards euthanasia among medical students in Austria

Changing attitudes towards euthanasia among medical students in Austria -- Stronegger et al. 37 (4): 227 -- Journal of Medical Ethics: The survey period from 2001 to 2009 reveals a massive change in medical students' attitudes towards active euthanasia under medical supervision. Ethical convictions of medical doctors seem to fall back behind a higher valuation of the autonomy of the patient. Acceptance of active euthanasia increased from 16.3% to 29.1% to 49.5% in the periods from 2001 to 2003/04 to 2008/09.