[An inquiry among medical students. No to legalization of euthanasia, but yes to dropped charges or remission of sentence].

In a questionnaire to medical students in Sweden, only 6 out of 135 answered that they wanted voluntary active euthanasia to be legalized. However, most of the students were of the opinion that the charges brought against the physician could be withdrawn pending assessment by a public prosecutor (55), or alternatively, that remission of sentence could be granted pending assessment by a court (45). A somewhat smaller group (26) answered that prison corresponding to the sentence for manslaughter was reasonable.

[Conflicting values in evaluation of psychiatric care--a review].

Greater understanding is needed regarding psychiatric disorders and their causes, as well as the effects of psychiatric care. Ethical issues ought to be discussed in terms of both the choice of questions and to the ways in which data are collected. So far, most evaluations of psychiatric care have focused on medical utility, while issues of autonomy and impartiality are sorely lacking.