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Medical Concerns About Physician-Assisted Suicide, Peter M. Mcgough, M.D.
Medical Concerns About Physician-Assisted Suicide, Peter M. Mcgough, M.D.
Seattle University Law Review
The November 8, 1994 passage of Oregon's Measure 16, which permits physicians to comply with the request of a competent adult patient with less than six months to live for a prescription for lethal drugs, has intensified the debate over the legalization of physician-assisted suicide following the defeats of similar initiatives in Washington and California. Subsequent legal challenge to Measure 16 and the present preliminary injunction3 has shown that passage and popularity of a public initiative does not ensure its legality. The issue of physician-assisted suicide is most likely headed for the United States Supreme Court. This Article is intended, …
Physician Involvement In Life-Ending Practices, Thomas A. Preston
Physician Involvement In Life-Ending Practices, Thomas A. Preston
Seattle University Law Review
This Article explains that we need to acknowledge physicians' widespread involvement in ending patients' lives by a variety of means, from withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment to euthanasia. Our inquiry should move from appearance and professional acceptance of practices to the conditions under which society allows physicians to be involved in ending patients' lives.