Physician-assisted suicide

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 179-192

  Wolf, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11444253121     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.10.001     Document Type: Review

References (91)

1. Kass L.R., Lund N. Courting death: assisted suicide, doctors, and the law. Commentary 1996;102(6):17-29, 19
2. E.J. Emanuel The history of euthanasia debates in the United States and Britain Ann Intern Med 121 10 1994 793 802
3. D.J. Doukas, and H. Brody Care at the twilight: ethics and end-of-life care Am Fam Physician 52 5 1995 1294 1299
4. Anonymous It's over, Debbie JAMA 259 2 1988 272
5. T.E. Quill Death and dignity: a case of individualized decision making N Engl J Med 324 10 1991 691 694
6. B. Murphy, and J. Swickard Convicted of murder 1999 Detroit Free Press Available at: http://www.freep.com/news/extra2/qkevo272.htm Accessed September 20, 2004
7. J. Keown Law and practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands Law Q Rev 108 Jan 1992 51 78
8. Angell M. Helping desperately ill people to die. In: Emanuel L.L., editor. Regulating how we die: the ethical, medical, and legal issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide. Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press; 1998. p. 3-20, 15
9. Dutch Ministry of Justice Euthanasia and assisted suicide control act takes effect on 1 April 2002 Available at: http://www.justitie.nl/english/press/ press_releases/archive/archive_2002/ euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_control_act_takes_effect_on_1_april_2002.asp Accessed September 20, 2004
10. Euthanasia and assisted suicide control act: summary of the bill Available at: http://www.justitie.nl/english/themes/euthanasia/ summary_of_the_bill.asp Accessed September 20, 2004
11. P.J. Van der Maas, J.J. Van Delden, and L. Pijnenborg Euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life: an investigation performed upon request of the Commission of Inquiry into the Medical Practice Concerning Euthanasia Health Policy 21 1-2 1992 1 262
12. G. Van der Wal, J.T.M. Van Eijk, H.J.J. Leenen, and C. Spreeuwenberg Euthanasia and assisted suicide. I. How often is it practiced by family doctors in the Netherlands? Fam Pract 9 2 1992 130 134
13. P.J. Van der Maas, G. Van der Wal, and I. Haverkate Euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and other medical practices involving the end of life in the Netherlands, 1990-1995 N Engl J Med 335 22 1996 1699 1705
14. G. Van der Wal, P.J. Van der Maas, and J.M. Bosma Evaluation of the notification procedure for physician-assisted death in the Netherlands N Engl J Med 335 22 1996 1706 1711
15. J.H. Groenewoud, A. Van der Heide, and B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen Clinical problems with the performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands N Engl J Med 342 8 2000 551 556
16. J.H. Veldink, J.H.J. Wokke, and G. Van der Wal Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Netherlands N Engl J Med 346 21 2002 1638 1644
17. R.L. Marquet, A. Bartelds, and G.J. Visser Twenty five years of requests for euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in Dutch general practice: trend analysis BMJ 327 7408 2003 201 202
18. J.H. Groenewoud, A. Van der Heide, and A.J. Tholen Psychiatric consultation with regard to requests for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide Gen Hosp Psychiatry 26 4 2004 323 330
19. Oregon Death with Dignity Act, Or Rev Stat §§ 127.800-127.897 (2001)
20. 21 USC §§ 801-904 (2000)
21. Oregon v Ashcroft, 192 F Supp 2d 1077, 1092 (D Or 2002), review granted by 368 F3d 1118, 1125 (9th Cir 2004)
22. Oregon Department of Human Resources Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: the first year's experience 1999 Available at: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/ publichealth/chs/pas/year1/ar-index.cfm Accessed September 22, 2004
23. Oregon Department of Human Services Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: the second year's experience 2000 Available at: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/ publichealth/chs/pas/year2/ar-index.cfm Accessed September 22, 2004
24. Oregon Department of Human Services Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: three years of legalized physician-assisted suicide 2001 Available at: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/chs/pas/year3/ar-index.cfm Accessed September 22, 2004
25. Oregon Department of Human Services Fourth annual report on Oregon's Death with Dignity Act 2002 Available at http://www.dhs.state.or.us/ publichealth/chs/pas/year4/ar-index.cfm Accessed September 22, 2004
26. Oregon Department of Human Services Fifth annual report on Oregon's Death with Dignity Act 2003 Available at: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/ chs/pas/year5/ar-index.cfm Accessed September 22, 2004
27. Oregon Department of Human Services Sixth annual report on Oregon's Death with Dignity Act 2004 Available at: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/ chs/pas/ar-index.cfm Accessed September 22, 2004
28. A.E. Chin, K. Hedberg, G.K. Higginson, and D.W. Fleming Legalized physician-assisted suicide in Oregon-the first year's experience N Engl J Med 340 7 1999 577 583
29. A.D. Sullivan, K. Hedberg, and D.W. Fleming Legalized physician-assisted suicide in Oregon-the second year N Engl J Med 342 8 2000 598 604
30. L. Ganzini, H.D. Nelson, and T.A. Schmidt Physicians' experiences with the Oregon Death with Dignity Act N Engl J Med 342 8 2000 557 563
31. L. Ganzini, T.A. Harvath, and A. Jackson Experiences of Oregon nurses and social workers with hospice patients who requested assistance with suicide N Engl J Med 347 8 2002 582 588
32. Vacco v Quill, 521 US 793 (1997)
33. Washington v Glucksberg, 521 US 702 (1997)
34. R.J. Blendon, U.S. Szalay, and R.A. Knox Should physicians aid their patients in dying? The public perspective JAMA 267 19 1992 2658 2662
35. J.A. Jacobson, E.M. Kasworm, and M.P. Battin Decedents' reported preferences for physician-assisted death: a survey of informants listed on death certificates in Utah J Clin Ethics 6 2 1995 149 157
36. A.L. Black, J.I. Wallace, H.E. Starks, and R.A. Pearlman Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in Washington state: patient requests and physician response JAMA 275 12 1996 919 925
37. W. Breitbart, B.D. Rosenfeld, and S.D. Passik Interest in physician-assisted suicide among ambulatory HIV-infected patients Am J Psych 153 2 1996 238 242
38. E.J. Emanuel, and D.L. Fairclough Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: attitudes and experiences of oncology patients, oncologists, and the public Lancet 347 9018 1996 1805 1810
39. L. Ganzini, D.S. Fenn, and M.A. Lee Attitudes of Oregon psychiatrists toward physician-assisted suicide Am J Psych 153 11 1996 1469 1475
40. T.A. Schmidt, A.D. Zechnich, and V.P. Tilden Oregon emergency physicians' experiences with, attitudes toward, and concerns about physician-assisted suicide Acad Emerg Med 3 10 1996 938 945
41. E.J. Emanuel, D.L. Fairclough, and L.L. Emanuel Attitudes and desires related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among terminally ill patients and their caregivers JAMA 284 19 2000 2460 2468
42. L. Ganzini, H.D. Nelson, and M.A. Lee Oregon physicians' attitudes and experiences with end-of-life care since passage of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act JAMA 285 18 2001 2363 2369
43. P.J. Miller, M.A. Mesler, and S.T. Eggman Take some time to look inside their hearts: hospice social workers contemplate physician-assisted suicide Soc Work Health Care 35 3 2002 53 64
44. E.J. Emanuel Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a review of the empirical data from the United States Arch Intern Med 162 2002 142 152
45. C.L. Sprung, S.L. Cohen, and P. Sjokvist End-of-life practices in European intensive care units JAMA 290 6 2003 790 797
46. Wolf S.M. Pragmatism in the face of death: the role of facts in the assisted suicide debate. Minn Law Rev 1998;82(4):1063-101, 1086 n.93
47. S.H. Johnson From medicalization to legalization to politicization: O'Connor, Cruzan, and refusal of treatment in the 1990s Conn Law Rev 21 3 1989 685 722
48. N.N. Dubler Commentary: balancing life and death-proceed with caution Am J Public Health 83 1 1993 23 25
49. A. Meisel, and K.L. Cerminara The right to die: the law of end-of-life decisionmaking 3rd edition 2004 Aspen New York
50. Cruzan v Director, Missouri Dept of Health, 497 US 261 (1990)
51. American Medical Association Policy E-2.211: Physician-assisted suicide Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/apps/pf_new/pf_online?f_n=browse&doc= policyfiles/HnE/E-2.211.HTM Accessed September 21, 2004
52. American Nurses Association Position statements: assisted suicide Available at: http://nursingworld.org/readroom/position/ethics/etsuic.htm Accessed October 4, 2004
53. T.J. Marzen, M.K. O'Dowd, D. Crone, and T.J. Balch Suicide: a constitutional right? Duquesne Law Rev 24 1 1985 1 242
54. T.L. Beauchamp, and J.F. Childress Principles of biomedical ethics 5th edition 2001 Oxford University Press New York 145
55. N.L. Cantor Legal frontiers of death and dying 1987 Indiana University Press Bloomington (IN) 32
56. P.J. Van der Maas, and J.J.M. Van Delden Euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life Lancet 338 8768 1991 669 674
57. L. Pijnenborg, and P.J. Van der Maas Life-terminating acts without explicit request of patient Lancet 341 8854 1993 1196 1199
58. M.T. Muller, G. Van der Wal, J.T. Van Eijk, and M.W. Ribbe Voluntary active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Dutch nursing homes: Are the requirements for prudent practice properly met? J Am Geriatr Soc 42 6 1994 624 629
59. G. Van der Wal, M.T. Muller, and L.M. Christ Voluntary active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Dutch nursing homes: requests and administrations J Am Geriatr Soc 42 6 1994 620 623
60. M. Angell Euthanasia in the Netherlands-good news or bad? N Engl J Med 335 22 1996 1676 1678
61. N. Sykes, and A. Thorns The use of opioids and sedatives at the end of life Lancet Oncol 4 5 2003 312 318
62. H.C. Muller-Busch, I. Andres, and T. Jehser Sedation in palliative care-a critical analysis of 7 years experience BMC Palliat Care 2 1 2003 2 9
63. J.A.C. Rietjens, A. Van der Heide, and A.M. Vrakking Physician reports of terminal sedation without hydration or nutrition for patients nearing death in the Netherlands Ann Intern Med 141 3 2004 178 185
64. B. Mount Morphine drips, terminal sedation, and slow euthanasia: definitions and facts, not anecdotes J Palliat Care 12 9 1996 31 37
65. T.E. Quill, B. Lo, and D.W. Brock Palliative options of last resort: a comparison of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, terminal sedation, physician-assisted suicide, and voluntary active euthanasia JAMA 278 23 1997 2099 2104
66. D. Orentlicher Matters of life and death: making moral theory work in medical ethics and the law 2001 Princeton University Press Princeton (NJ) 49 51
67. J. Rachels The end of life: euthanasia and morality 1986 Oxford University Press New York 185
68. F.G. Miller, and H. Brody Professional integrity and physician-assisted death Hastings Cent Rep 25 3 1995 8 17
69. T.L. Beauchamp, and J.F. Childress Principles of biomedical ethics 5th edition 2001 Oxford University Press New York 146 152
70. J. Rachels Active and passive euthanasia N Engl J Med 292 2 1975 78 80
71. R. Cohen-Almagor Non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia in the Netherlands: Dutch perspectives Issues Law Med 18 3 2003 239 257
72. Wolf S.M. Facing assisted suicide and euthanasia in children and adolescents. In: Emanuel L.L., editor. Regulating how we die: the ethical, medical, and legal issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide. Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press; 1998. p. 92-119, 274-94
73. R. Fenigsen Dutch euthanasia: the new government ordered study Issues Law Med 20 1 2004 73 79
74. T. Sheldon Dutch reporting of euthanasia cases falls-despite legal reporting requirements BMJ 328 7448 2004 1336
75. Emanuel L.L. A question of balance. In: Emanuel L.L., editor. Regulating how we die: the ethical, medical, and legal issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide. Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press; 1998. p. 234-60, 246-7
76. Bok S. Physician-assisted suicide. In: Dworkin G., Frey R.G., Bok S., editors. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: for and against. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press; 1998. p. 128-39, 135
77. Green K. Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: safeguarding against the "slippery slope"-the Netherlands versus the United States. Indiana Int Comp Law Rev 2003;13:639-81, 673-6
78. S.M. Wolf Gender, feminism, and death: physician-assisted and euthanasia S.M. Wolf Feminism and bioethics: beyond reproduction 1996 Oxford University Press New York 282 317
79. K. Foley, and H. Hendin The Oregon report: don't ask, don't tell Hastings Cent Rep 29 3 1999 37 42
80. L.R. Kass Neither for love nor money: why doctors must not kill Public Interest 94 1989 25 46
81. W. Gaylin, L.R. Kass, E.D. Pellegrino, and M. Siegler Doctors must not kill JAMA 259 14 1988 2139 2140
82. L.R. Kass Why doctors must not kill Commonwealth 118 14 Suppl 1991 472 476
83. B. Baumrin Physician, stay thy hand! M.P. Battin R. Rhodes A. Silvers Physician-assisted suicide: expanding the debate 1998 Routledge New York 177 181
84. R.A. Burt Death is that man taking names: intersections of American medicine, law, and culture 2002 University of California Press Berkeley (CA) 162 163
85. B. Gert, C.M. Culver, and K.D. Clouser An alternative to physician-assisted suicide: a conceptual moral analysis M.P. Battin R. Rhodes A. Silvers Physician-assisted suicide: expanding the debate 1998 Routledge New York 182 202
86. E.D. Pellegrino The false promise of beneficient killing L.L. Emanuel Regulating how we die: the ethical, medical, and legal issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide 1998 Harvard University Press Cambridge (MA) 71 91
87. C. DeNavas-Walt, B.D. Proctor, and R.J. Mills Income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States: 2003 US Census Bureau 14 2004 Available at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p60-226.pdf Accessed September 29, 2004
88. How many people lack health insurance and for how long? Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office vii 2003 Available at: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/42xx/doc4210/05-12-Uninsured.pdf Accessed September 29, 2004
89. M.C. Siegel Lethal pity: the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, its implications for the disabled, and the struggle for equality in an able-bodied world Law Inequal 16 1 1998 259 288
90. E.J. Emanuel, and L.L. Emanuel The promise of a good death Lancet 351 9114 1998 SII21 SII29
91. K.M. Foley Competent care for the dying instead of physician-assisted suicide N Engl J Med 336 1 1997 53 58