Palliative Treatment of Last Resort and Assisted Suicide
Authors: Lawrence K. Gates
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Letters3 October 2000Palliative Treatment of Last Resort and Assisted SuicideLawrence K. Gates Jr., MDLawrence K. Gates Jr., MDUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine; Lexington, KY 40536-0298 (Gates)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-7-200010030-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I was horrified and angered by the papers on assisted suicide (1-5). These papers acted as an apology for physician-assisted suicide.Each year, I give my medical ethics students a copy of the Oath of Hippocrates—the original oath, not the watered-down version. The oath states, “I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked nor suggest any such counsel, and in like manner I will not ...References1. Snyder L, Caplan AL. Assisted suicide: finding common ground. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:468-9. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Miller FG, Fins JJ, Snyder L. Assisted suicide compared with refusal of treatment: a valid distinction? University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics Assisted Suicide Consensus Panel. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:470-5. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Caplan AL, Snyder L, Faber-Langendoen K. The role of guidelines in the practice of physician-assisted suicide. University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics Assisted Suicide Consensus Panel. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:476-81. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Faber-Langendoen K, Karlawish JH. Should assisted suicide be only physician assisted? University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics Assisted Suicide Consensus Panel. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:482-7. LinkGoogle Scholar5. Tulsky JA, Ciampa R, Rosen EJ. Responding to legal requests for physician-assisted suicide. University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics Assisted Suicide Consensus Panel. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:494-9. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Kentucky College of Medicine; Lexington, KY 40536-0298 (Gates) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAssisted Suicide: Finding Common Ground Lois Snyder and Arthur L. Caplan Assisted Suicide Compared with Refusal of Treatment: A Valid Distinction? Franklin G. Miller , Joseph J. Fins , Lois Snyder , and The Role of Guidelines in the Practice of Physician-Assisted Suicide Arthur L. Caplan , Lois Snyder , Kathy Faber-Langendoen , and Should Assisted Suicide Be Only Physician Assisted? Kathy Faber-Langendoen , Jason H.T. Karlawish , and Responding to Legal Requests for Physician-Assisted Suicide James A. Tulsky , Ralph Ciampa , Elliott J. Rosen , and Palliative Treatment of Last Resort and Assisted Suicide Lois Snyder and Arthur L. Caplan Metrics 3 October 2000Volume 133, Issue 7Page: 563-564KeywordsDisabilitiesEuthanasiaFearHomicideMedical ethicsPalliative careSuicide ePublished: 3 October 2000 Issue Published: 3 October 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...