@article{ART002921457},
author={Park Joongchul},
title={[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2022},
volume={25},
number={4},
pages={331-339},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331}
TY - JOUR
AU - Park Joongchul
TI - [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2022
VL - 25
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 331
EP - 339
SN - 2005-8284
AB - South Korea has low scores on both the Happy Planet Index (HPI) and Quality of Death Index (QDI) in comparison to other countries with similar levels of economic development. As the number of hospital deaths increases, so too does the number of people experiencing miserable deaths due to the availability and perhaps misuse of life-sustaining treatment. However, given the current individualized social structure, an increasing number of people will spend the end of their lives in elderly care facilities and hospitals, experiencing miserable deaths. Although many people fear misery at the end of life, a realistic solution to this problem has not yet been found in South Korea. For this reason, a recent proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide in South Korea has received strong public support. This article argues that past opportunities for meaningful public discussions concerning dignified dying have been squandered and that what is needed at this point is not further legislation that enables us to avoid thinking about these issues but rather mature dis-cussions concerning how we want to die.
KW - physician-assisted suicide;attitude to death;end-of-life;death with dignity
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
ER -
Park Joongchul. (2022). [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 25(4), 331-339.
Park Joongchul. 2022, "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.25, no.4 pp.331-339. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
Park Joongchul "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25.4 pp.331-339 (2022) : 331.
Park Joongchul. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital. 2022; 25(4), 331-339. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
Park Joongchul. "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25, no.4 (2022) : 331-339.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
Park Joongchul. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 25(4), 331-339. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
Park Joongchul. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2022; 25(4) 331-339. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
Park Joongchul. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital. 2022; 25(4), 331-339. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
Park Joongchul. "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Exodus from Undignified Dying in Hospital" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25, no.4 (2022) : 331-339.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.331
