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A sociological survey (N=540) of healthcare workers and medical students at the Bogomolets National Medical University and the National Cancer Institute (2025) was conducted using an adapted End-of-Life Attitude Scale.\nResults: The global legal trend of 2024-2026 is characterised by an expansion of criteria for access to euthanasia (France, the United Kingdom, Ecuador). The proportion of healthcare workers who categorically reject euthanasia was only 15.0% (95% CI: 12.2-18.3%). The level of rejection of euthanasia among believers (religious persons) (15.9%) did not statistically differ from that of non-believers (non-religious persons) (12.9%) (p=0.37). \nConclusions: The Ukrainian medical community demonstrates a significantly higher level of openness to discussing euthanasia (85.0%) than current conservative legislation assumes. Religious identity is not a statistically significant predictor of a negative attitude toward euthanasia. 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