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Wealth transfer through voluntary death.

K K Fung1

  • 1Memphis State University, TN 38152.

Journal of Health & Social Policy
|December 9, 1992
PubMed
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Legalizing physician-assisted death offers the terminally ill more choices and conserves healthcare resources. Patients choosing this option could direct cost savings to benefit their beneficiaries, improving resource allocation.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Health Economics
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • The terminally ill face difficult choices between futile treatments and prolonged suffering.
  • Current healthcare systems struggle with resource allocation for end-of-life care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the ethical and economic implications of legalizing physician-assisted death.
  • To propose a mechanism for re-deploying conserved resources from end-of-life choices.

Main Methods:

  • Ethical analysis of patient autonomy and resource conservation.
  • Economic modeling of healthcare and retirement cost savings.

Main Results:

  • Legalizing physician-assisted death expands patient choice and reduces healthcare expenditures.

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  • Allowing patients to redirect savings can improve resource allocation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Physician-assisted death can be ethically justified as a means to enhance patient autonomy.
    • Redirecting conserved resources offers a novel approach to healthcare cost reduction and improved resource management.