Cole J J
Death Stud. 1989;13(4):393-406. doi: 10.1080/07481188908252317.
The thesis of this paper is that while allowing a person to die with care can be morally justified in particular cases, the option of mercy killing can never be morally defended. There is a significant moral difference between these two concepts. Furthermore, the wedge argument, the medical fallibility argument, and the medical care and trust argument provide cogent and convincing reasons for maintaining a legal distinction between mercy killing and letting a person die.
本文的论点是，虽然在某些特定情况下，允许一个人在关怀中离世在道德上是合理的，但安乐死的选择在道德上永远无法得到辩护。这两个概念之间存在重大的道德差异。此外，滑坡论证、医疗失误论证以及医疗护理与信任论证为在法律上区分安乐死和任由一个人死亡提供了有力且令人信服的理由。
