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11465680

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
Physician-assisted suicide is much talked about. But confusion remains as to what precisely it is, and debate continues about its ethical implications. Is physician-assisted suicide distinguishable from refusal of treatment? Is there a "right to die?" Does assisted suicide necessarily have to mean physician-assisted suicide? What is the relationship of physician-assisted suicide to end-of-life care? How should physicians deal with a request for assisted suicide? These issues are explored in this paper, along with a review of the ethical arguments for and against physician-assisted suicide. The paper concludes that society should encourage individuals not to see assisted suicide as their best option. A better policy than widespread legalization of physician-assisted suicide is to provide the necessary social support, health care including mental health care, hospice care, and compassion to those who feel they face an undignified life, or an undignified painful death. This paper is based on a presentation made at the AACP 2000 Annual Meeting, October 14, 2000.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1040-1237
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Bioethics, assisted suicide, and the "right to die".
pubmed:affiliation
University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics, Philadelphia 19104, USA. lsnyder@mail.acponline.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article