In Defense of the Involvement of the Medical Profession in Assisted Dying

Al O. Giwa; Melissa A. Myers; Pamela B. Teaster

doi:10.1017/jme.2025.10118

In Defense of the Involvement of the Medical Profession in Assisted Dying

Al O. Giwa^*
, Melissa A. Myers
, Pamela B. Teaster

^*Corresponding author for this work

Military and Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

The article “Is Assisted Dying Really a Matter for Medical Regulation” provides four arguments for the demedicalization of Assisted Dying (AD). Giwa, Myers, and Teaster counter, arguing that demedicalization will increase regulatory complexities if “non-medics” are at the helm and that AD will not be any less susceptible to healthcare economics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	279-280
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2025.10118
State	Published - 2025

Keywords

assisted dying
assisted suicide
euthanasia
health law
legislation & jurisprudence
medicalization
professional-patient relations

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In Defense of the Involvement of the Medical Profession in Assisted Dying

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