@article{ref1,
title="Physicians, Assisted Suicide, and Christian Virtues",
journal="Christian bioethics",
year="2021",
author="Reed, P.A.",
volume="27",
number="1",
pages="50-68",
abstract="The debate about physician-assisted suicide has long been entwined with the nature of the doctor-patient relationship. Opponents of physician-assisted suicide insist that the traditional goals of medicine do not and should not include intentionally bringing about or hastening a patient's death, whereas proponents of physician-assisted suicide argue that this practice is an appropriate tool for doctors to relieve a patient's suffering. In this article, I discuss these issues in light of the relevance of a Christian account of the doctor-patient relationship. I argue that Christians typically object to assist suicide independently of the doctor-patient relationship. I argue that a focus on the Christian virtues of charity, compassion, and humility helps to explain why doctors should not assist their patients in suicide. © 2021 The Author(s).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1380-3603",
doi="10.1093/cb/cbaa021",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cb/cbaa021"
}