Is withdrawing treatment ethically different from never starting it? Percentage agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement “There is no ethical difference between withholding (not starting) a life support measure and stopping it once it has been started”, with mean score (in parentheses), on scale of 1 to 5 (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)
| UK nurses | US medical attendings | US surgical attendings | US house officers | US nurses | US overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% (2.39) | 43% (3.00) | 38% (2.84) | 44% (2.96) | 27% (2.49) | 34% (2.71) |