@article{ART001333081},
author={Kyungsuk Choi},
title={Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2009},
volume={12},
number={1},
pages={61-76},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kyungsuk Choi
TI - Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2009
VL - 12
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 61
EP - 76
SN - 2005-8284
AB - The concept of “death with dignity” has received a great deal of attention in South Korea recently. While some believe that death with dignity is different from euthanasia, others maintain that it is a form of voluntary passive euthanasia. Medical futility and autonomy clearly play an important role in the moral justification of death with dignity. This article argues for the necessity of introducing a new criterion of medical futility into the classification of euthanasia, for there may be moral differences between medically futile treatment and basic treatment such as antibiotics, hydration, and nutrition. The patient’s views on what constitutes medical futility may also be relevant. One notion of death with dignity examined in this article is the idea of not interfering with “natural death.” This notion of death with dignity is distinct from any form of euthanasia defined as hastening a patient’s death for him/herself. However, as is shown in this article, this notion is impractical due to the vagueness of the concept of “natural death.” Thus, this article defends the claim that death with dignity is a form of euthanasia.
KW - voluntary passive euthanasia;death with dignity;futile treatment;advance directives;natural death.
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
ER -
Kyungsuk Choi. (2009). Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 12(1), 61-76.
Kyungsuk Choi. 2009, "Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.12, no.1 pp.61-76. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
Kyungsuk Choi "Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 12.1 pp.61-76 (2009) : 61.
Kyungsuk Choi. Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia. 2009; 12(1), 61-76. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
Kyungsuk Choi. "Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 12, no.1 (2009) : 61-76.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
Kyungsuk Choi. Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 12(1), 61-76. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
Kyungsuk Choi. Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2009; 12(1) 61-76. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
Kyungsuk Choi. Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia. 2009; 12(1), 61-76. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
Kyungsuk Choi. "Death with Dignity and Voluntary Passive Euthanasia" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 12, no.1 (2009) : 61-76.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2009.12.1.61
