Attitudes and Practices of U.S. Oncologists regarding Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

2000164 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ezekiel Emanuel · CancerCare

Diane Fairclough

Abstract

Requests for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are likely to decrease as training in end-of-life care improves and the ability of physicians to provide this care to their patients is enhanced.

Topics & Keywords

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Pain Management and Opioid Use Ethics in medical practice

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 133, Issue 7, pp. 527-532

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-7-200010030-00011

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 15.37