@article{ART002921509},
author={Kyongjin Ahn},
title={[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2022},
volume={25},
number={4},
pages={361-366},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kyongjin Ahn
TI - [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2022
VL - 25
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 361
EP - 366
SN - 2005-8284
AB - Public debates and discussions concerning physician-assisted suicide have recently arisen in South Korea in response to proposals made in the National Assembly for new legislation governing this and other aspects of end-of-life medical care. Two contrasting positions can be discerned in these debates: one position views physician-assisted suicide as respecting patients’ autonomy and guaran-teeing their right to a “death with dignity”; the other argues that physician-assisted suicide might be transformed into a “duty to die,” especially since dying care has not yet been well established in Korea. On this latter view, the expansion of hospice for end-of-life care should precede the intro-duction of physician-assisted suicide. The present article examines these two views in detail and explores the state of end-of-life medical care in Korea.
KW - physician-assisted suicide;right to die;human dignity;human autonomy;end-of-life care
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
ER -
Kyongjin Ahn. (2022). [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 25(4), 361-366.
Kyongjin Ahn. 2022, "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.25, no.4 pp.361-366. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
Kyongjin Ahn "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25.4 pp.361-366 (2022) : 361.
Kyongjin Ahn. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life. 2022; 25(4), 361-366. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
Kyongjin Ahn. "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25, no.4 (2022) : 361-366.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
Kyongjin Ahn. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 25(4), 361-366. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
Kyongjin Ahn. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2022; 25(4) 361-366. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
Kyongjin Ahn. [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life. 2022; 25(4), 361-366. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
Kyongjin Ahn. "[Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 25, no.4 (2022) : 361-366.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.361
