Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Contrasting the American and European Approaches

Authors

  • Randall K. Hanson University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • R.D. Mautz, Jr. University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Joseph Betts University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Ursula Ramsey University of North Carolina Wilmington

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v17i5.3217

Keywords:

Leadership, Accountability, Ethics, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, American, European

Abstract

Physician-Assisted Suicide is permitted in nine states in the United States. The American approach is closely regulated, and patients must be terminally ill with less than 6 months to live. Physicians are not directly allowed to end a patient’s life as patients are required to ingest drugs by their own action. By contrast, a number of countries in Europe allow direct physician participation in ending a person’s life. This article contrasts the American approach with the European approach.

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Published

2020-11-17

How to Cite

Hanson, R. K., Mautz, Jr., R., Betts, J., & Ramsey, U. (2020). Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Contrasting the American and European Approaches. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 17(5). https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v17i5.3217

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