A continued debate about hastened death.
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act has changed the nature of the discussion and debate surrounding hastened death. After considering how the Act has been implemented, the clinical, policy, and research implications of physician-assisted suicide or physician-assisted death are introduced. This brief article, and the special theme issue of Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, present the opposing viewpoints on this issue.
Benjamin
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School of Law and Medicine, University of Washington, 4045 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98105-4563, USA. gahb54@u.washington.edu
D036262:Empirical Research; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D016743:Mental Competency; D009922:Oregon; D010820:Physicians; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*