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Assisted suicide: how nurses should respond

C Scanlon1

  • 1Catholic Health Initiatives, Denver, CO, USA.

International Nursing Review
|November 5, 1998
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Assisted suicide poses significant risks to patients and healthcare professionals. Focus should shift to alleviating patient despair and improving end-of-life care, not on physician-assisted suicide.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Palliative Care
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Assisted suicide initiatives are increasingly debated.
  • Concerns exist regarding potential risks and harms associated with these practices.
  • Ethical considerations in end-of-life care require careful examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the risks and harms of assisted suicide initiatives.
  • To propose an alternative ethical framework for end-of-life care.
  • To emphasize the importance of comprehensive palliative care.

Main Methods:

  • This is a conceptual and ethical analysis.
  • Literature review on assisted suicide and palliative care.
  • Ethical argumentation regarding professional obligations.

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Main Results:

  • The risks and harms of assisted suicide outweigh compassionate motives.
  • Current focus on assisted suicide detracts from essential palliative care needs.
  • Addressing patient despair and ensuring quality end-of-life care are paramount.

Conclusions:

  • The moral imperative lies in enhancing palliative care and addressing patient suffering.
  • Assisted suicide should not be the primary focus for end-of-life care discussions.
  • Healthcare professionals must recommit to providing competent and compassionate care to the dying.