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Let's get rational about suicide.

J Greenlaw1

  • 1University of Rochester School of Medicine.

The Internist
|February 8, 1992
PubMed
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Physicians face ethical questions regarding physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. This analysis explores rational suicide and the physician's role in end-of-life care debates.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • End-of-Life Care

Background:

  • National attention is currently focused on the role of physicians in alleviating suffering for terminally ill patients.
  • Key ethical questions arise concerning the rationality of suicide and physician involvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine well-known cases related to physician-assisted suicide.
  • To frame the ongoing debate on the physician's role in end-of-life suffering and patient autonomy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of prominent cases involving terminally ill patients and physician participation.
  • Ethical analysis by an attorney-nurse ethicist.

Main Results:

  • The analysis helps to structure the complex ethical considerations surrounding physician-assisted suicide.

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  • Identifies key arguments and counterarguments in the debate.

    • Conclusions:

    • The study provides a framework for understanding the ethical dimensions of physician-assisted suicide.
    • Highlights the need for careful consideration of patient suffering, autonomy, and the physician's role.