Table 2.

Questionnaire: Medical opinion about assisted dying (adapted from Seale 2009 [4], translated from German)

1.	A patient has an incurable, painful illness, from which he will die, for example, cancer. Should a physician be allowed by law to end his life, if the patient asks for that?
2.	If this patient asks for it, should a physician be allowed to give them lethal medication so that the patient can take his own life?
3.	A patient has an incurable, painful illness, from which he will not die. Should a physician be allowed by law to end his life, if the patient asks for that?
4.	If this patient asks for it, should a physician be allowed to give them lethal medication so that the patient can take his own life?