Voluntary Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and the Goals of Medicine

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUKKA VARELIUS
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Voluntary Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Goals Of Medicine

U.K. PHYSICIANS'ATTITUDES TOWARD ACTIVE VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

Death Studies ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Dickinson ◽  
Carol J. Lancaster ◽  
David Clark ◽  
Sam H. Ahmedzai ◽  
William Noble
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Voluntary Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide

Attitudes of Michigan Physicians and the Public toward Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Euthanasia

1996 ◽  
Vol 334 (5) ◽  
pp. 303-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerald G. Bachman ◽  
Kirsten H. Alcser ◽  
David J. Doukas ◽  
Richard L. Lichtenstein ◽  
Amy D. Corning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Voluntary Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Physicians, Assisted Suicide, and Christian Virtues

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-68
Author(s):  
Philip A Reed
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
Goals Of Medicine ◽  
Assist Suicide

Abstract The debate about physician-assisted suicide has long been entwined with the nature of the doctor–patient relationship. Opponents of physician-assisted suicide insist that the traditional goals of medicine do not and should not include intentionally bringing about or hastening a patient’s death, whereas proponents of physician-assisted suicide argue that this practice is an appropriate tool for doctors to relieve a patient’s suffering. In this article, I discuss these issues in light of the relevance of a Christian account of the doctor–patient relationship. I argue that Christians typically object to assist suicide independently of the doctor–patient relationship. I argue that a focus on the Christian virtues of charity, compassion, and humility helps to explain why doctors should not assist their patients in suicide.

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