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[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Now is Not the Time for Physician-assisted Suicide

  • Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
  • Abbr : 의료윤리
  • 2022, 25(4), pp.347-351
  • DOI : 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.347
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > General Medicine
  • Received : December 9, 2022
  • Accepted : December 28, 2022
  • Published : December 31, 2022

KIM MOONJEONG ORD ID 1

1동아대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

With the recent proposal in the Korean National Assembly of the so-called “Aided Dignity Death Act,” which allows certain patients to end their lives with the help of medical professionals, public debates are underway in South Korea concerning appropriate end-of-life medical care and what it means to die with dignity. This article argues that preemptive concerns about the death of as-sistance dignity should be prioritized. As a result of this, continuous discussion and interest in assisted suicide, that is, assisted suicide, are naturally necessary.

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