TY - JOUR T1 - The trouble with do-gooders: the example of suicide. JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 108 LP - 115 DO - 10.1136/jme.23.2.108 VL - 23 IS - 2 AU - J Savulescu Y1 - 1997/04/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/23/2/108.abstract N2 - This paper describes the concept of a do-gooder: a person who does unwanted good. It illustrates why doing-good is a problem and argues that patients should not be compelled to do what is best. It shows the ways in which doctors covertly do-good and offers a critique of these. The discussion focuses on the example of the treatment of patients who attempt suicide. ER -