The article in italics below appeared in the July 31 2012 blog of the Boston Globe and can be read there at the link below: http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2012/07/31/barbara-rockett-physician-assisted-suicide-direct-conflict-with-doctor-role/zlbvvbRy4YmSOvcIqHJeIN/story.html We like it a lot, especially because it brings up a reason we had never … [Read more...] about Physician-assisted suicide “in direct conflict” with doctor’s role
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Canadian Doctor: “It is astounding that we are courting physician-assisted dying, something the ancient Greeks rejected over 2,500 years ago.”
Re: It’s Not Suicide, June 18. It is tragic that people with terminal illnesses, like Gloria Taylor, have concluded that physician-assisted death is the only way to relieve their suffering. Excellent palliative care is available in this country, so no one needs to fear dying in excruciating pain or indignity. Before Hippocrates, a physician was either a healer or … [Read more...] about Canadian Doctor: “It is astounding that we are courting physician-assisted dying, something the ancient Greeks rejected over 2,500 years ago.”
The Head of the UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners Opposes “Assisted Dying”
Iona Heath, President of the UK’s Royal Society of General Practitioners, has written a strongly worded article opposing “assisted dying” in the British Medical Journal. Unfortunately, the article costs $30 on the Journal’s website: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e3755.short. Dr. Heath’s opposition to legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia is based on “a … [Read more...] about The Head of the UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners Opposes “Assisted Dying”