Perspect Biol Med. 2021;64(1):29-43. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2021.0003.
Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) is permitted in a handful of jurisdictions. But its scope (ranging from being restricted to the end of life to no restrictions save those of autonomy) and its legal basis (ranging from a necessary prerogative of physicians to a human right) vary greatly. The debate over psychiatric EAS (pEAS) needs to be understood within this complex context. This essay addresses one specific aspect: can pEAS be grounded on a basic human right? The author argues against pEAS as grounded on a basic human right by showing that such a view has several implications we ought not accept.
安乐死或协助自杀（EAS）在少数司法管辖区是允许的。但它的范围（从限制在生命末期到除自主权外没有任何限制）及其法律依据（从医生的必要特权到人权）差异很大。在这种复杂的情况下，需要理解精神病学安乐死（pEAS）的争论。本文讨论了一个具体方面：pEAS 是否可以基于基本人权？作者通过表明这种观点有几个我们不应该接受的含义，来反对将 pEAS 建立在基本人权之上。
