Euthanasia is the focus of attention nowadays and some studies indicated the public inclination
towards legalization of this act for end stage patients. The medical profession is more reluctant than the public
in this area. due to lack of knowledge about euthanasia in our country, we studied the interns and residents`
attitudes regarding this. This was a descriptive study using cluster-sampling method. The study population
was the interns and residents of Sari, Babol and one of Tehran medical universities. The attitudes of the
subjects toward euthanasia or PAS were studied using a questionnaire. Three hundred and twenty-one interns
and residents volunteered to take part in this study. According to the findings, 86% of the study population
had some and 14% had no knowledge about euthanasia. 88%had some experiences with end stage patients and
12% did not have such an experience. 49%agreed with and 51% opposed to euthanasia. 49% of the subjects
stated that they would assist patients wanting euthanasia provided if it becomes legal and 51% said that they
would not do so. Although most of the Iranian interns and residents experienced end stage patients, more than
half of them opposed to the legalization of euthanasi