TY - JOUR
T1 - Commentary on Rissfeldt
T2 - The Small Matter of the Doctor's Autonomy
AU - Buijsen, Martin
N1 - © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - In his article, Thomas Rissfeldt argues the compatibility of palliative care with euthanasia and assisted suicide.1 By his account, many working within the field of palliative care feel that euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are incompatible with palliative care. Wrongly, according to the author, since (1) the aims of palliative care and euthanasia/assisted suicide are not different, (2) euthanasia and assisted suicide are compatible with the fundamental role of the physician as healer, and (3) euthanasia and assisted suicide do not necessarily constitute patient abandonment.2
AB - In his article, Thomas Rissfeldt argues the compatibility of palliative care with euthanasia and assisted suicide.1 By his account, many working within the field of palliative care feel that euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are incompatible with palliative care. Wrongly, according to the author, since (1) the aims of palliative care and euthanasia/assisted suicide are not different, (2) euthanasia and assisted suicide are compatible with the fundamental role of the physician as healer, and (3) euthanasia and assisted suicide do not necessarily constitute patient abandonment.2
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U2 - 10.1017/S0963180122000615
DO - 10.1017/S0963180122000615
M3 - Comment/Letter to the editor
AN - SCOPUS:85151525671
SN - 0963-1801
VL - 32
SP - 263
EP - 269
JO - Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
JF - Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
IS - 2
ER -
