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Assisted suicide: some ethical considerations

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    International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation
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    Terminally ill patients often endure prolonged suffering. Granting a "right to die" could ethically allow doctors to assist patients in ending their lives, preventing unnecessary pain and distress.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Ethics
    • End-of-Life Care
    • Thanatology

    Background:

    • Terminal illness frequently involves prolonged suffering, including pain, breathlessness, and psychological distress.
    • Current end-of-life care models may not adequately address patient autonomy and the desire to avoid prolonged suffering.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To advocate for the ethical and legal establishment of a
    • right to die
    • for terminally ill patients.
    • To explore the role of physicians in facilitating a patient's choice to end their life.

    Main Methods:

    • This is a philosophical and ethical argument, not an empirical study.
    • It involves ethical reasoning and legal considerations regarding patient autonomy and physician-assisted suicide.

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    Main Results:

    • The abstract presents a strong ethical case for the right to die.
    • It argues that allowing physician assistance in dying can alleviate significant patient suffering.

    Conclusions:

    • There is a compelling ethical imperative to establish a legal framework for the right to die.
    • Physicians should be ethically and legally permitted to assist terminally ill patients who request to end their lives.