Physician's Decisions About Patient Capacity: The Trojan Horse of Physician-Assisted Suicide

Martyn, Susan; Bourguignon, Henry

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Physician's Decisions About Patient Capacity: The Trojan Horse of Physician-Assisted Suicide

University of Toledo College of Law

2000

Psychology, Public Policy and Law, Vol. 6, 2000

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Even if physicians follow all of the requirements for determining patient capacity in Oregon's physician-assisted suicide act, their ultimate conclusions will be subjective and heavily influenced by their own personal values.

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Keywords: Oregon, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Terminal Illness, Competence, Capacity, Voluntariness, Documentation, Quality of Life, Physician Power

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Date posted: July 11, 2008

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Martyn, Susan R. and Bourguignon, Henry J., Physician's Decisions About Patient Capacity: The Trojan Horse of Physician-Assisted Suicide (2000). Psychology, Public Policy and Law, Vol. 6, 2000. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1158077

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Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author) University of Toledo - College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States 419 530-4212 (Phone) 419 530-2821 (Fax)
Henry J. Bourguignon University of Toledo College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States

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Physician's Decisions About Patient Capacity: The Trojan Horse of Physician-Assisted Suicide

Susan R. Martyn

Henry J. Bourguignon

Date posted: July 11, 2008

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Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author)

Henry J. Bourguignon