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Euthanasia from the perspective of hospice care
1University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Medicine and Law
|January 1, 1994
Summary
Hospice care emphasizes a gentle death, rejecting active euthanasia. This approach upholds physicians' moral integrity and avoids the risks of technological overreach in end-of-life care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Palliative Care
Background:
- Hospice care philosophy centers on a gentle, harmonious death.
- Active euthanasia is generally rejected within most hospice settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To defend the principles of gentle death and rejection of active euthanasia in hospice care.
- To explore the ethical and practical arguments supporting hospice principles.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical argumentation.
- Ethical analysis of medical practice.
Main Results:
- Two core arguments support hospice principles: 1) Preserving physicians' moral character by not fostering intent to kill, ensuring sensitivity in terminal care. 2) Cautioning against technological "solutions" to death and dying, highlighting the "slippery slope" risks.
Conclusions:
- The rejection of active euthanasia in hospice is ethically defensible.
- Maintaining a focus on compassionate care over technological interventions is crucial in end-of-life scenarios.
Keywords:
Death and Euthanasia
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