Restricting Physician-Assisted Death to the Terminally Ill

Although physician-assisted death can be a great benefit both to those who are terminally ill and those who are not, the risks for patients in these two categories are quite different. For now it is reasonable to make the benefit available only for those near death, and to await better evidence abou...

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Authors: Gunderson, Martin (Author) ; Mayo, David J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2000
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2000, Volume: 30, Issue: 6, Pages: 17-23
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Summary:Although physician-assisted death can be a great benefit both to those who are terminally ill and those who are not, the risks for patients in these two categories are quite different. For now it is reasonable to make the benefit available only for those near death, and to await better evidence about the risks before making it more broadly available.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3528448