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The Morality of Physician-Assisted Suicide
In March, 1989, 12 physicians published an article on the provision of care to hopelessly ill patients. Unfortunately, many of the substantive points in that article received insufficient attention from readers because the authors call for appropriate, continually adjusted care for terminally ill patients was overshadowed by a portion of the document ...
Weir, Robert F., Miller, Robert J.
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Attitudes toward Physician-Assisted Suicide
Personality test scores (psychoticism, neuroticism and extraversion) were not associated with attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide in a sample of 50 undergraduate students.
David Lester
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BACKGROUND: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are pressing public issues. We aimed to collect empirical data on these controversial interventions, particularly on the attitudes and experiences of oncology patients.
D L Fairclough, E J Emanuel
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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 1995
To the Editor. —The article by Ms Alpers and Dr Lo 1 discussed the parameters of Oregon's Death With Dignity Act, which was passed by voters in November 1994. The communication thoughtfully presented the arguments about physician-assisted suicide, but was submitted prior to the decision by Judge Michael Hogan, 2 which found the act unconstitutional, a
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To the Editor. —The article by Ms Alpers and Dr Lo 1 discussed the parameters of Oregon's Death With Dignity Act, which was passed by voters in November 1994. The communication thoughtfully presented the arguments about physician-assisted suicide, but was submitted prior to the decision by Judge Michael Hogan, 2 which found the act unconstitutional, a
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Dutch Nurses' Attitudes Towards Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
This article presents the attitudes of nurses towards three issues concerning their role in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1509 nurses who were employed in hospitals, home care organizations and ...
Huda Huijer Abu-Saad, Arie van der Arend
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Archives of Neurology, 1997
Physician-assisted suicide goes against the traditional healing role of the physician and, as pointed out by Bernat, 1 is likely to undermine the patient-physician relationship. It is clear that physicians, as a group, are divided in their willingness to assist suicide: 375 (40%) of 938 physicians in Washington State were willing to assist a patient to
Margaret A. Drickamer +2 more
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Physician-assisted suicide goes against the traditional healing role of the physician and, as pointed out by Bernat, 1 is likely to undermine the patient-physician relationship. It is clear that physicians, as a group, are divided in their willingness to assist suicide: 375 (40%) of 938 physicians in Washington State were willing to assist a patient to
Margaret A. Drickamer +2 more
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Should Assisted Suicide Be Only Physician Assisted?
Discussions in the media, courts, legislatures, and professional societies generally assume assistance with suicide to be a physician's task; in these venues it is commonly referred to as "physician-assisted suicide." This paper defines both the ...
Jason H T Karlawish
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 2001
Medical professional codes have long prohibited physician involvement in assisting a patient's suicide. However, despite ethical and legal prohibitions, calls for the liberalization of this ban have grown in recent years. The medical profession should articulate its views on the arguments for and against changes in public policy and decide whether ...
L, Snyder, D P, Sulmasy
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Medical professional codes have long prohibited physician involvement in assisting a patient's suicide. However, despite ethical and legal prohibitions, calls for the liberalization of this ban have grown in recent years. The medical profession should articulate its views on the arguments for and against changes in public policy and decide whether ...
L, Snyder, D P, Sulmasy
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Gastroenterology Nursing, 2003
There are many issues surrounding the end of life. One of the most controversial is physician-assisted suicide. Because nursing is intimately involved with care of patients at the end of life in a variety of settings, it is incumbent upon nurses to be well informed on this issue.
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There are many issues surrounding the end of life. One of the most controversial is physician-assisted suicide. Because nursing is intimately involved with care of patients at the end of life in a variety of settings, it is incumbent upon nurses to be well informed on this issue.
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PSYCHIATRY AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE
Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1996The psychiatric literature on physician-assisted suicide is scant and almost universally opposed to legalization. This opposition stems from the traditional perspective of suicide as a symptom of mental illness and the tendency of psychiatrists to extend their view of suicide in the medically well to the terminally ill.
T S, Zaubler, M D, Sullivan
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