title: Assisted suicide: an evaluation.
abstract: Physician-assisted suicide is a form of euthanasia. As such, it is contrary to one's ethical responsibility to self, community, and God. Religious tradition, medical tradition, and modern psychology attest that physician-assisted suicide does not solve any human problem.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D005065:Euthanasia; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D010819:Physician's Role; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013405:Suicide; D028725:Theology; D028761:Withholding Treatment