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Aid-in-dying: should we decriminalize physician-assisted suicide and physician-committed euthanasia?
- M T CeloCruz.
- Smith College.
- Am J Law Med. 1992 Jan 1;18(4):369-94.
AbstractRecent news stories, medical journal articles, and two state voter referenda have publicized physicians' providing their patients with aid-in-dying. This Note distinguishes two components of aid-in-dying: physician-assisted suicide and physician-committed voluntary active euthanasia. The Note traces these components' distinct historical and legal treatments and critically examines arguments for and against both types of action. This Note concludes that aid-in-dying measures should limit legalization initiatives to physician-assisted suicide and should not embrace physician-committed voluntary active euthanasia.
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