| Assisted dying |
| I am familiar with the most recent legislation in Germany on advance health care directives. |
–0.41 |
<0.001 |
| I know the current guidelines on assisted dying. |
–0.34 |
<0.001 |
| For me, assisted dying is an expression of the doctor’s responsibility to alleviate suffering. |
–0.28 |
<0.001 |
| I regard it as ethically justifiable for patients to be supported in their decision to die, e.g., by being given medical drugs. |
–0.18 |
0.018 |
| I would be prepared to offer this support so long as it were not a punishable offense. |
–0.15 |
0.047 |
| "Killing on request" should be made possible in exceptional cases, when the person concerned is unable to act him- or herself but is able to make his or her wishes known. |
–0.21 |
0.008 |
| Doctor–patient relationship |
| The doctor should assume responsibility and authority for decisions in the best interests of the patient’s well-being. |
–0.06 |
0.424 |
| As the expert adviser, the doctor is co-responsible for ensuring that patient decisions are as appropriate as possible. |
–0.1 |
0.165 |
| The doctor provides competent specialist services—neither more nor less. |
0.09 |
0.227 |
| Patients have little understanding of the consequences of therapeutic decisions |
–0.25 |
0.001 |
