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Ways of Debating Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Implications for Psychiatry

Author(s) -

Scott Y. H. Kim

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

perspectives in biology and medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.401

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 1529-8795

pISSN - 0031-5982

DOI - 10.1353/pbm.2021.0003

Subject(s) - prerogative , autonomy , assisted suicide , scope (computer science) , context (archaeology) , law , human rights , psychology , sociology , political science , criminology , history , politics , computer science , archaeology , programming language

Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) is permitted in a handful of jurisdictions. But its scope (ranging from being restricted to the end of life to no restrictions save those of autonomy) and its legal basis (ranging from a necessary prerogative of physicians to a human right) vary greatly. The debate over psychiatric EAS (pEAS) needs to be understood within this complex context. This essay addresses one specific aspect: can pEAS be grounded on a basic human right? The author argues against pEAS as grounded on a basic human right by showing that such a view has several implications we ought not accept.

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