The impact of religiosity on the formation of attitudes towards euthanasia

Abstract

THE IMPACT OF RELIGIOSITY ON THE FORMATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS EUTHANASIA

Objective. The aim of the research was to analyze how religiosity influences the formation of attitudes toward euthanasia among the students of the Catholic University of Lublin and the Medical University of Lublin. 

Material and methods. In order to know the answers to the pervaded questions the study used the diagnostic survey in the form of the author’s questionnaire. 
Results. Almost every third respondent declared that religion plays a very important role in shaping their attitudes to euthanasia (30.0%). Respondents proclaiming that religion plays an extremely important or very important role in shaping their attitudes to euthanasia, do not support euthanasia (81.5%) and call euthanasia a murder (30.1%). By contrast, students for whom religion plays small role in shaping their attitudes to euthanasia, callit as reducing the suffering of the terminally ill person (75.0%). 

Conclusions. The analysis results showed a highly significant relationship between the role of religion in the lives and shaping students’ attitudes towards euthanasia.