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Review
. 2019 Dec 20;92(4):747-750.
eCollection 2019 Dec.

Pros and Cons of Physician Aid in Dying

Lydia S Dugdale  1 , Barron H Lerner  2 , Daniel Callahan  3
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Review

Pros and Cons of Physician Aid in Dying

Lydia S Dugdale et al. Yale J Biol Med. .

Abstract

The question of a physician's involvement in aid in dying (or "assisted suicide") is being debated across the country. This article adopts no one position because its authors hold contrasting views. It aims instead to articulate the strongest arguments in favor of aid in dying and the strongest arguments opposed. It also addresses relevant terminology and reviews the history of its legalization in the United States.

Keywords: Aid in dying; Autonomy; Bioethics; Death; Dying; End of life; Ethics; Physician-assisted suicide; Suicide.

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