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The people speak: social media on euthanasia/assisted dying.
Jaye, Chrystal; Lomax-Sawyers, Isabelle; Young, Jessica; Egan, Richard.
Affiliation
  • Jaye C; General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Lomax-Sawyers I; General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Young J; General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Egan R; Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Med Humanit ; 47(1): 47-55, 2021 Mar.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30733311
ABSTRACT
In New Zealand, aiding and abetting a person to commit suicide or euthanasia even with consent is unlawful. The introduction of a third Bill on assisted dying to the House of Representatives following a high-profile court case afforded an opportunity for examining how assisted dying was discussed in the public sphere. In this article, we report on a discourse analysis of a selection of social media to illustrate the ways in which citizens participate in the voluntary euthanasia debate. The volume of social media posts that made up our data set suggests that the legalisation of assisted dying is a highly topical and deeply salient societal issue. Social media postings represent the voices of ordinary citizens who may not participate in formal public consultation processes. Based on our analysis, the assignment of binary conclusions about public opinion is simplistic and fails to adequately represent the intricacies of public debate. Contributors' posts reveal deeply held sociocultural values, as well as tensions about the relationship between citizens and the apparatus of government.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Euthanasia / Suicide, Assisted / Social Media Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Med Humanit Journal subject: ETICA Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: New Zealand

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Euthanasia / Suicide, Assisted / Social Media Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Med Humanit Journal subject: ETICA Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: New Zealand