title: The moral appeal of assisted suicide in end-of-life decisions.
abstract: This article identifies conceptual distinctions, e.g., killing, letting die, causing, refraining from causing, and moral principles, eg, autonomy, beneficence, utility, and their implications for the debate on assisted suicide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Religious Studies, California State University, Chico 95929-0740, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimbelman
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012945:Social Values; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000523:psychology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*