The moral appeal of assisted suicide in end-of-life decisions

Author(s): White, B. C.

Journal/Book: J Prof Nursing. 1999; 15: Independence Square West Curtis Center, Ste 300, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3399, USA. W B Saunders Co. 142-145.

Abstract: This article identifies conceptual distinctions, eg, killing, letting die, causing, refraining from causing, and moral principles, eg, autonomy, beneficence, utility, and their implications for the debate on assisted suicide.

Note: Article Zimbelman J, Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Dept Religious Studies, Chico,CA 95929 USA

Keyword(s): assisted suicide; autonomy; beneficence; killing; letting die; sanctity of life; utility; EUTHANASIA

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