Analysis of the responses on the
ethicality of physician assisted suicide and its legalization reveal
the results correlate closely with doctors' political identity. "It was somewhat of a contrast that physicians expressed a
wide range of views regarding issues relating to physician assisted
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Catholics, Protestants
and Orthodox Jews believe in the majority that it is unethical
to assist, while Conservative , Reform and secular Jews say
assistance is ethical.
KANBAR HALL , JCCSF

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A Tale of Love and Darkness, Amos Oz David Biale, jury chair
Translated from the Hebrew by Nicolas Emmanuel Ringelblum
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Those surveyed represent physicians from Christian (Roman
Catholic, Protestant , Orthodox Christian and other), Jewish (Orthodox,
Conservative, Reform and secular) Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist religious
traditions.

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two leading intellectuals on one of the most contentious and
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Jews: An Exchange Between Hillel Halkin and Anne Roiphe.

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Although doctors tend to support legalization as a public policy,
results are mixed when asked whether they would personally participate
in assisting a patient.M.

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academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism worldwide,
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Other findings include:

54% believe that assisted suicide should be a matter between
patient and doctor alone and that government should not
regulate the practice.

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Alan Mittleman, Director
of the Finkelstein Institute. Among liberals, 64% broadly
support it .

The poll was conducted by the Finkelstein Institute and HCD
Research as part of their continuing exploration of the moral, ethical
and religious beliefs of American physicians.

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Poll: Majority of Doctors Support Ethics of Physician Assisted Suicide; Plurality Support Legalization of Controversial Practice

Thirty-four percent would assist a patient in a few
cases and 20% would assist under a wide variety of circumstances.
Presentation of the awards will follow the program, with
presenters and recipients offering brief remarks.

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"Differences between political conservatives and liberals are
significant throughout the survey," said Dr.
"In our recent studies, physicians have been uniform in their
response to certain moral and ethical issues such as stem cell
research, where 80% of physicians indicated they were in favor of the
research," said Glenn Kessler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, HCD
Research . The company's services include
traditional and web-based marketing and communications research.

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Roiphe, a well-known American novelist, wrote Secrets of the City and
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Among political conservatives, 71% would prefer it
regulated by Federal law, while 56% of liberals prefer state
regulation.

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A plurality (46%) would not assist a patient
for any reason.

Religious identity correlates with attitudes toward the
ethical status of assisting in suicide. JTS trains
tomorrow 's religious, educational, academic and lay leaders for the
Jewish community and beyond.

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Mittleman or Glenn Kessler, please contact Sherry
Kirschenbaum in the Department of Communications at (212 ) 678-8953; or
email kirschenbaum@jtsa.

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The margin of error
for the study was plus or minus 3% at a 95% level of confidence.

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In response to the Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to
Oregon's Death with Dignity act -- the nation's only law on behalf of
physician assisted suicide -- the Louis Finkelstein Institute for
Social and Religious Research and HCD Research, conducted the survey
of physicians during the last week of February. Among conservatives, a
majority (66 %) oppose legalization. 46% say government has a legitimate
interest in regulating it. HCD
Research is also the developer of readmylipz. Zipperstein,
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History

Mothers and Children: Jewish Family
Life in Medieval Europe, Elisheva Carlebach, jury chair
Elisheva Baumgarten (Princeton Professor of History, Queens College
University Press) and the Graduate Center, CUNY

Philosophy and Thought

Wrestling with God and Men: Ellen M .

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www. He is the author of
Letters to an American Jewish Friend, and Across the Sabbath River.) Professor of Jewish History
University of California, Davis
Children 's Literature

The Cats in Krasinski Square, Karen Hesse Roni Schotter, jury chair
Illustrated by Wendy Watson (Scholastic) Author, children's books

Fiction

The Persistence of Memory, Tony Eprile Daphne Merkin, judge
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A
majority of self-identified conservatives (72%) think assisted suicide
is unethical, while a majority of liberals (81%) believe it is ethical
to assist a patient who has opted for suicide.net

The Finkelstein Institute provides a venue to advance dialogue at
the intersection of religion and public affairs.W.

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Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition, Carl and Dorothy Bennett
Rabbi Steven Greenberg (University Professor of Judaic Studies,
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Business Editors/Health Editors

NEW YORK----Results of a national
survey of 1,000 physicians revealed that a clear majority of
physicians (57%) believe that it is ethical to assist an individual
who has made a rational choice to die due to unbearable suffering,
while 39% believe it is unethical.
The findings also indicated that a plurality of physicians polled
(41%) endorse the legalization of physician assisted suicide under a
wide variety of circumstances , while 30% support its legalization in a
few cases only and 29% oppose legalizing it in all cases .

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Were government to regulate assisted suicide, a majority (55%)
would have it regulated at the Federal level, 46% at the state
level.

When asked to describe the source of their attitudes toward
physician assisted suicide, a plurality of doctors offered
their understanding of their obligations as physicians (40%),
followed by their general moral values (24%), their view of
patient autonomy (20%), and their religious beliefs (13 %)
among other factors.hcdi.
Halkin, an Israeli, is a distinguished translator and a frequent
contributor to Commentary and The New Republic. Norton + Company) advisory board chair
Daniel E. Koshland Professor of
Jewish Culture and History
Co -Director, Taube Center for Jewish
Studies, Stanford University

Young Writer on Jewish Themes

Tim Bradford Alana Newhouse , jury chair
Arts + Culture Editor, Forward

CLOSING REMARKS

Tad Taube, President
Koret Foundation Funds