@article{ART002921467},
author={Lee, Seok-Bae},
title={[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2022},
volume={25},
number={4},
pages={341-346},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Seok-Bae
TI - [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2022
VL - 25
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 341
EP - 346
SN - 2005-8284
AB - In a recent proposed amendment to Korea’s legislation governing decisions on life-sustaining treatment, physician-assisted suicide is characterized as a form of “death with dignity.” However, there is no legal right to suicide in South Korea and the idea that physician-assisted suicide is a permissible and dignified way of dying is based on a misunderstanding of the constitutional right of self-determination, which entails only a right to refuse unwanted medical care. This article ex-plains these misunderstandings concerning the concept of death with dignity and a patient’s right to self-determination and critically reviews the proposed legislation concerning physician-assisted suicide.
KW - physician-assisted suicide;patient’s right to self-determination;death with dignity;euthanasia;the right to die;Act On Hospice And Palliative Care And Decisions On Life-sustaining Treatment For Patients At The End Of Life
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
ER -
Lee, Seok-Bae. (2022). [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 25(4), 341-346.
Lee, Seok-Bae. 2022, "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.25, no.4 pp.341-346. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
Lee, Seok-Bae "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25.4 pp.341-346 (2022) : 341.
Lee, Seok-Bae. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide. 2022; 25(4), 341-346. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
Lee, Seok-Bae. "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25, no.4 (2022) : 341-346.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
Lee, Seok-Bae. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 25(4), 341-346. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
Lee, Seok-Bae. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2022; 25(4) 341-346. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
Lee, Seok-Bae. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide. 2022; 25(4), 341-346. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
Lee, Seok-Bae. "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] The Right to Die with Dignity and Physician-assisted Suicide" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25, no.4 (2022) : 341-346.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.341
