Does euthanasia improve overall wellbeing in society?
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World Wellbeing Panel Survey | November 2021
by Tony Beatton (Queensland University of Technology), Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell (IAE-CSIC and BSE), Paul Frijters (LSE), and Arthur Grimes (Victoria University of Wellington)
For this survey, the World Wellbeing Panel of experts were asked to comment on this statement:
On balance, I expect well-designed legalized euthanasia and assisted dying policies to improve the overall wellbeing of society.
The question appeared to tug at the heartstrings of the respondents who had nuances of opinion that we include with minimal edit. The main response themes are depicted in Figure 1:
17 World Wellbeing Panelists responded, offering insights based on their expertise as sociologists, economists, behavioral scientists, and public policy analysts.
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