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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.
Physician-Assisted Suicide, Albert R. Jonsen
Physician-Assisted Suicide, Albert R. Jonsen
Seattle University Law Review
This Article briefly summarizes the history of the euthanasia debate in the United States, describes the classical arguments for and against euthanasia, examines the terms of the current debate, and concludes that while society may want to recognize a competent patient's right to escape the suffering of a terminal illness, it should do so with humility—and with caution.