Moskop J C, Iserson K V
Department of Medical Humanities, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Nov;38(5):570-5. doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.118860.
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) has been one of the most hotly debated bioethics and health policy issues of the past decade. Part I of this 2-part article defines key terms in the debate, reviews the history of the debate, and articulates leading arguments for and against legalization of the practice of PAS. Part II of the article will examine the role of emergency physicians in caring for patients who present to the emergency department after an incomplete or unsuccessful attempt at PAS.
医生协助自杀（PAS）一直是过去十年中最具争议的生物伦理和卫生政策问题之一。这篇分两部分的文章的第一部分定义了辩论中的关键术语，回顾了辩论的历史，并阐述了支持和反对将PAS合法化的主要论点。文章的第二部分将探讨急诊医生在护理那些在PAS尝试不完全或不成功后前往急诊科的患者时所扮演的角色。
