TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Physicians, Assisted Suicide, and Christian Virtues
JO  - Christian bioethics
A1  - Reed, P.A.
SP  - 50
EP  - 68
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1380-3603
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cb/cbaa021
ID  - ref1
ER  -