TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Views on Assisted Suicide and Religious Beliefs
JO  - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying
A1  - Kletecka-Pulker, M.
A1  - Völkl-Kernstock, S.
A1  - Atanasov, A.G.
A1  - Doppler, K.
A1  - Eitenberger, M.
A1  - Gabriel, M.
A1  - Klager, E.
A1  - Klomfar, S.
A1  - Teufel, A.
A1  - Ruf, A.-k.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - After the Austrian constitutional court decided to legalise assisted suicide, we conducted this cross-sectional survey study to assess how persons living in Austria viewed the decision, and whether their views associated with religious and/or moral beliefs. We found that persons claiming to be religious were significantly less likely to approve of the court's decision. They also advocated for significantly stricter regulations than non-religious respondents. When asked to give reasons for their response, several religious respondents cited their religious beliefs, highlighting that there is often an association between stronger religious beliefs and less favourable views on assisted suicide. © The Author(s) 2022.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00302228221133895
ID  - ref1
ER  -