Privacy (or liberty) and assisted suicide

Palliative care or assisted suicide?

Assisted suicide: pro-choice or anti-life?

The argument that acceptance of assisted suicide is an outgrowth of respect for personal autonomy departs from the traditional American value that holds life more basic than freedom and serves freedom by discouraging rather than assisting self-destruction. The sociological argument that removal of the taboo against assisted suicide will lead to the destructive expansion of the right to kill th...

Lethal aid--physician or lawyer-assisted suicide?

This article will provide information about the current legal status of the right of a person to request physician-assisted suicide. It will provide a background on two appellate court cases which dealt with this issue and the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's intervention.

Legalizing physician-assisted suicide and/or euthanasia: Pragmatic implications

Objective: Despite the availability of palliative care in many countries, legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) continues to be debated—particularly around ethical and legal issues—and the surrounding controversy shows no signs of abating. Responding to EAS requests is considered one of the most difficult healthcare responsibilities. In the present paper, we highlight ...

Legalizing physician-assisted suicide and/or euthanasia: Pragmatic implications--CORRIGENDUM.

Objective: Despite the availability of palliative care in many countries, legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) continues to be debated—particularly around ethical and legal issues—and the surrounding controversy shows no signs of abating. Responding to EAS requests is considered one of the most difficult healthcare responsibilities. In the present paper, we highlight ...