School of Business Working Paper 2-08 Physician-assisted Suicide as a Real Option
نویسندگان
چکیده
In this paper we propose a theoretical model of evaluating the economic costs and benefits of euthanasia. The contemplation of euthanasia is modeled akin to the valuation of a real option. Our modeling of the decision shows that euthanasia is optimal when certain conditions are satisfied. The findings in this paper suggest that if more money is spent on medical research (such as pain management), the demand for Euthanasia could be reduced.
منابع مشابه
Advice and care for patients who die by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking is not assisted suicide
BACKGROUND A competent patient has the right to refuse foods and fluids even if the patient will die. The exercise of this right, known as voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED), is sometimes proposed as an alternative to physician assisted suicide. However, there is ethical and legal uncertainty about physician involvement in VSED. Are physicians advising of this option, or making pat...
متن کاملPhysician Assisted Suicide : An Exploration of the Dying Process
52 Physician Assisted Suicide: An Exploration of the Dying Process Kunwar Kaur Abstract Up until about two decades ago, the practice of physician-assisted suicide was prohibited in the United States. However, the issues surrounding the legalization of physicianassisted suicide have long been the topic of debate as proponents seek to change public policy. Just as keenly, though, the opposition s...
متن کاملخودکشی مساعدت شده پزشکی: از مبانی جرم انگاری تا واکنش کیفری
One of the most important and controversial issues in medical law is “Physician Assisted Suicide” that during the recent decades, it has been a challenging issue among the jurists, criminologists, doctors and even the patients themselves, as a part of the vulnerable population of society. This subject has had its own supporters and opponents. Core of these disputes is the “Rig...
متن کاملمطالعه تطبیقی خودکشی مساعدتشده پزشکی در حقوق ایران، انگلستان و آمریکا
Abstract One of the most important and controversial issues in medical law is “Physician Assisted Suicide” that during the recent decades, it has been a challenging issue among the jurists, criminologists, doctors and even the patients themselves, as a part of the vulnerable population of society. This subject has had its own supporters and opponents. Core of these disputes is the &...
متن کاملEthics and the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide: An American College of Physicians Position Paper.
Calls to legalize physician-assisted suicide have increased and public interest in the subject has grown in recent years despite ethical prohibitions. Many people have concerns about how they will die and the emphasis by medicine and society on intervention and cure has sometimes come at the expense of good end-of-life care. Some have advocated strongly, on the basis of autonomy, that physician...
متن کامل