Euthanasia and the Ethics of a Doctor s Decisions

Why do so many doctors have profound misgivings about the push to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide? Ole Hartling uses his background as a physician, university professor and former chairman of the Danish Council of Ethics to introduce new elements into what can often be understood as an all too simple debate.

Alive to the case that assisted dying can be driven by an unattainable yearning f...