title: [Assisted dying--death on demand: borderline between medicine and law].
abstract: In medicine and law the ethical values confront one another: "death with dignity" ("allowing to die") versus the "right to life" ("preservation of life"). An individual's right to self-determination conflicts with the physician's obligation to preserve life. The problematic is discussed from the standpoints of both medicine and law, and current developments in the medical profession and legal practice are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oehmichen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Sterbebeistand--Tod auf Verlangen: Grenzen zwischen Medizin und Recht.