Euthanasia - the subject is a competent ,informed person with an incurable illness who has voluntarily asked for his or her life to be ended ; the agent knows about the person’s condition
- and desire to die ,and commits the act with primary intention of ending the life of that person ; and the act is undertaken with compassion and without personal gain.
- Euthanasia and assisted suicide are regarded as morally equivalent, although
- there is a clear practical distinction , and
- in some jurisdiction a legal distinction
- between them .
- Physicians are understandably unwilling to implement requests for euthanasia or assistance in suicide because these acts are illegal in most countries and are prohibited in most medical codes of ethics.
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- Physicians belong to a profession that has traditionally functioned in an extremely hierarchical fashion.
- * A cooperative model of decision – making
- has replaced the authoritarian model that was characteristic of traditional medical paternalism.
- * Teachers have an obligation to treat their students respectfully and to serve as good role models in dealing with patients.
- Physicians , their colleagues and relationship with other health professionals
- * Students concerned about ethical aspects of their education should have access to such mechanisms where they can raise concerns.
- * Reporting colleagues to disciplinary authority should normally be a last resort after other
- alternatives have been tried and found wanting.
- * Cooperation among physicians and other health
- team members is essential.
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