Table 4. Physicians’ responses to questions about the current practices of PAS in states where it is legal and social, economic, and ethical consideration of PAS. “PAS” is an abbreviation for physician-assisted suicide. “AID” is an abbreviation for aid-in-dying. Italicized percentages are case weighted.

	Agree	Neutral	Disagree
	n	n	n
	(%,%)A	(%,%)A	(%,%)A
Most patients who seek PAS do so because of physical pain.	81	63	40
	(43,49)	(34,26)	(21,24)
Current PAS laws provide adequate safeguards.	99	30	54
	(53,58)	(16,13)	(29,29)
Physicians who are not psychiatrists are sufficiently trained to screen for depression in patients who are seeking PAS.	40	39	104
	(21,23)	(21,16)	(55,60)
Most physicians can predict with certainty whether a patient seeking PAS/AID has 6 months or less to live.	31	38	114
	(16,18)	(20,22)	(61,60)
Racial and ethnic minorities would feel pressure to end their lives.	20	43	121
	(11,9)	(23,23)	(64,69)
Patients with lower socioeconomic status would feel pressure to end their lives.	32	46	106
	(17,15)	(24,25)	(56,58)
Patients with mental or physical disabilities would feel pressure to end their lives.	50	45	89
	(27,24)	(24,26)	(47,49)
PAS would save money for the health care system.	107	48	29
	(57,62)	(26,19)	(15,18)
Health insurance companies would cover PAS over more expensive, possibly life-saving treatments, like chemotherapy.	93	55	35
	(49,46)	(29,34)	(19,20)
PAS would lead to the legalization of euthanasia.	61	52	71
	(32,31)	(28,26)	(38,43)
The medical profession should endorse PAS/AID as a morally valid medical option.	89	29	66
	(47,49)	(15,17)	(35,32)
Medical professionals should never intentionally hasten a patient’s death at the end of life.	74	30	80
	(39,43)	(16,15)	(43,41)
PAS/AID would be unnecessary if all patients had access to excellent palliative care.	64	38	80
	(34,38)	(20,18)	(43,45)

^APercentages do not add up to 100 due to incomplete survey data.