Euthanasia Debate

Herbert S. Gross; Harold A. Wilkinson; Alexander S.D. Spiers; Richard Finley; Aaron Spital; Max Spital; Stephen E. Nadeau; Richard L. Brown; Peter A. Singer; Mark Siegler

doi:10.1056/NEJM199012203232512

Euthanasia Debate

Herbert S. Gross
, Harold A. Wilkinson
, Alexander S.D. Spiers
, Richard Finley
, Aaron Spital
, Max Spital
, Stephen E. Nadeau
, Richard L. Brown
, Peter A. Singer
, Mark Siegler

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Abstract

To the Editor: Singer and Siegler (June 28 issue)* define euthanasia as a “deliberate action by a physician to terminate the life of a patient.” Like the generals who prepare for the last war and lose the next, they use yesterday's frame of reference to discuss the issue. Today we are aware that there are finite resources to support the care of patients, and the decision to prolong one life means that we compromise another. The particular person in a particular bed before us seems more real than the unseen person whose care will be compromised. Today's definition of clinical.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1770-1772
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	323
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199012203232512
State	Published - 20 Dec 1990
Externally published	Yes

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