Euthanasia
Euthanasia | Assisted Suicide is not an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
Lonnie R. Bristow is former president of the American Medical Association, and the following viewpoint is excerpted from testimony she gave before the House of Representatives on the AMA’s behalf. In it, Bristow argues that physician-assisted suicide constitutes a violation of medical ethics and threatens the doctor-patient relationship. However, she emphasizes the AMA’s support for a patient’s right to refuse treatment and a doctor’s duty to prescribe adequate pain medication even if there is a risk that such medication might hasten death. As you read, consider the following...
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- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- Should Voluntary Euthanasia Be Legalized?
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Would Legalizing Euthanasia Lead to Involuntary Killing?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Legalizing Euthanasia Would Lead to Involuntary Killing
- Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Threaten the Disabled
- Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would not Threaten the Disabled
- Safegurads Cannot Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia
- Safeguards Can Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia
- Periodical Bibliography
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Should Physicians Assist in Suicide?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Assisted Suicide is an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
- Assisted Suicide is not an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
- Physicians Should be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide
- Physicians Should not be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide
- Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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