RT Book
T1 The Implementation of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act: Reassuring, but More Data Are Needed
A1 Orentlicher, David
LA English
YR 2000
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1866148036
AB Undoubtedly, empirical data from Oregon will play a key role for academics, legislators, judges, and the public as debate over the legalization of physician-assisted suicide continues. A central issue in the debate is whether a right to assisted suicide can be limited to only the truly compelling cases, or whether it will in practice be provided to patients who choose it out of depression, coercion, or misunderstanding. Empirical research can provide critical insights into this question