[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] A Prerequisite for Social Consensus: Knowing What We Do not Know ([‘우리 사회의 의사조력자살 법제화’에 대한 논평] 사회적 합의를 위하여 우선 필요한 것: 무엇을 모르고 있는지 아는 것)

KIM Hyosin (김효신); Junga Kim (김정아)

doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.353

[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] A Prerequisite for Social Consensus: Knowing What We Do not Know

Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
Abbr : 의료윤리
2022, 25(4), pp.353-359
DOI : 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.353
Publisher : The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > General Medicine
Received : November 20, 2022
Accepted : December 28, 2022
Published : December 31, 2022

KIM Hyosin ¹, Junga Kim ²

¹오레곤주립대학교
²동아대학교

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ABSTRACT

We strongly agree with the feature paper’s argument concerning the need for better discussions and a social consensus concerning end-of-life medical care. We also insist that there is a lack of empirical research related to end-of-life care in Korean society and that greater investment in rel-evant research is a prerequisite for productive discussion and consensus-building. Unfortunately, many of the premises in the Life-sustaining Treatment Decision Act of 2016 were not subjected to any critical analysis or empirical testing. In this article, we argue that empirical studies should be conducted concerning what Korean citizens—individually and collectively—know or believe, and also what we do not know, concerning issues and unmet needs around end-of-life care and social support in South Korea.

KEYWORDS

terminal care, withholding treatment, death, consensus, metacognition

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