TY - JOUR T1 - Euthanasia—a dialogue JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 370 LP - 374 DO - 10.1136/jme.26.5.370 VL - 26 IS - 5 AU - Philip Berry Y1 - 2000/10/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/26/5/370.abstract N2 - 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. ER -