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NuTech and non-physician assisted suicide: a reply to Werth
1New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. rdogden@telus.net
Death Studies
|January 25, 2002
Summary
This article challenges the idea that assisted death must be medically controlled. It calls for empirical investigation into NuTech death devices to understand lay person involvement in assisted dying.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Sociology of Medicine
- Medical Technology
Background:
- Addresses concerns regarding lay involvement in unregulated assisted death.
- Responds to J. Werth's (2001) arguments on assisted dying.
- Critiques the notion of exclusive medical control over assisted death.
Discussion:
- Challenges the inevitability of conflict between NuTech assisted death activists and their opposition.
- Argues against the exclusive medical dominion over assisted death procedures.
Key Insights:
- Proposes that lay person involvement in assisted death does not necessitate a conflict spiral.
- Questions the established medical authority in assisted death practices.
Outlook:
- Recommends empirical investigation into the utilization of NuTech death devices.
- Suggests a re-evaluation of control and involvement in assisted death activities.