One element of making an informed, competent decision is comprehension. It is possible for a person to be competent to make a decision but not comprehend essential information related to the decision. Return to top Doctors must not kill Physicians occupy positions of trust within the community. Imagine what will happen to the almost sacred doctor-patient relationship when patients learn their doctors have acquired skills in the latest techniques of euthanasia. Physicians are expected to use De-criminalizing assisted suicide goes beyond ending suffering, removing an important barrier necessary for protecting the vulnerable.
Physicians wield enormous power and so are subject to a higher standard.
Studies show that many who resort to suicide are depressed. Historically, a desire to commit suicide has been treated as the wish of an incompetent person. Today, however, some consider assisted suicide a rational response to physical and mental pain. It is true that many doctors fail to respond to the pain and depression of their dying patients, for which they have no excuse. Current pain management techniques offer physicians a variety of tools to control most forms of pain.