RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Euthanasia—a dialogue
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 370
OP 374
DO 10.1136/jme.26.5.370
VO 26
IS 5
A1 Philip Berry
YR 2000
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/26/5/370.abstract
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.