Physician-assisted suicide won't atone for medicine's 'original sin'

Physician-assisted suicide won't atone for medicine's 'original sin': "mtaas org"

Centuries from now, one of the things our era will be known for is the plague of dying badly. A growing number of physicians believe that one solution is helping their dying patients choose to end their lives. I disagree.

I’m proud of being a physician and a lifelong political progressive. I ardently believe in human rights. But there are some things doctors must not do. Intentionally ending patients’ lives is chief among them.