assisted dying;
euthanasia;
medical ethics;
non-maleficence;
physician-assisted suicide;
EUTHANASIA;
D O I:
10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.002
中图分类号:
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号:
100217 ;
摘要:
The British Medical Association and some Royal Colleges have recently changed their stance on physician-assistedsuicide from 'opposed'to forms of 'neutral'. The Royal College of Anaesthetists will poll members soon on whether tofollow suit. Elsewhere neutrality amongst professional bodies has preceded legalisation of physician-assisted suicide. Weexamine the arguments relevant to the anaesthesia community and its potential impact in the UK.