PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Philip Berry
TI  - Euthanasia—a dialogue
AID  - 10.1136/jme.26.5.370
DP  - 2000 Oct 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 370--374
VI  - 26
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/26/5/370.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/26/5/370.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2000 Oct 01; 26
AB  - A terminally ill man requests that his life be brought to a peaceful end by the doctor overseeing his care. The doctor, an atheist, regretfully declines. The patient, unsatisfied by the answer and increasingly desperate for relief, presses the doctor for an explanation. During the ensuing dialogue the philosophical, ethical and emotional arguments brought to bear by both the doctor and the patient are dissected.