title: Is it ever permissible for a physician to shorten a human life?
abstract: Medicine makes an important distinction by saying it is sometimes proper to allow a patient to die but that one should never actively cause a patient to die. The thin, invisible line which separates these views is being tested and will be debated intensely in the future.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hargrove
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000941:ethics*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*