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Ethical Issues with Physician-assisted Suicide in South Korea

  • Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
  • Abbr : 의료윤리
  • 2022, 25(4), pp.367~385
  • DOI : 10.35301/ksme.2022.25.4.367
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > General Medicine
  • Received : November 20, 2022
  • Accepted : December 31, 2022
  • Published : December 31, 2022

Kim Yulie 1

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ABSTRACT

Discussions are currently underway in South Korean society about the possibility of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. There is an opinion that the legalization of physician-assisted suicide would guarantee patients’ right to a self-determined death and enable patients to die with dignity. Others contend that it would be premature at best to legalize physician-assisted suicide in South Korea since (a) there is no social consensus on the issue within Korean society, (b) the country lacks a well-established system of hospice and palliative care, and (c) the country has a relatively high suicide rate. This article analyzes several cases from countries that have already legalized physi-cian-assisted suicide in an attempt to identify the likely social and ethical implications of legalizing physician-assisted suicide in South Korea.

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