RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The trouble with do-gooders: the example of suicide. JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP 108 OP 115 DO 10.1136/jme.23.2.108 VO 23 IS 2 A1 J Savulescu YR 1997 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/23/2/108.abstract AB 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.