euthanasia;
medical ethics;
medical student;
physician-assisted suicide;
EUTHANASIA;
D O I:
10.1016/j.chest.2017.06.007
中图分类号:
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100602 ;
摘要:
Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS/E) has been increasingly discussed and debated in the public arena, including in professional medical organizations. However, the medical student perspective on the debate has essentially been absent. We present a medical student perspective on the PAS/E debate as future doctors and those about to enter the profession. We argue that PAS/E is not in line with the core principles of medicine and that the focus should be rather on providing high-quality end-of-life and palliative care.