Many physicians feel ambivalent about the rightness of helping patients end their lives. If the trend of the last decade continues, however, the number of doctors who offer a tacit or explicit endorsement of physician-assisted suicide will continue to rise, while those who oppose it will diminish in influence. In my opinion, this is a regrettable development. But I also recognize that the arguments in favor of assisted suicide—wrong as they may be—are compelling.
The articles in this e-book were initially published on this blog in response to news items pertaining to the topic of physician-assisted suicide. This modest collection does not treat it in a comprehensive manner but attempts to attack it from a variety of angles. I believe that some of the perspective presented are original and provocative, and will hopefully bring to the reader a recognition of the falseness of assisted suicide.