McGough P, Back A L, Colley J
Washington State Medical Association End of Life Task Force, Seattle, WA 98121, USA.
West J Med. 1997 Jun;166(6):394-7.
In Washington state, practicing physicians have been forced to confront the emotional, complex issue of physician-assisted suicide sooner than physicians elsewhere in the US. The Washington State Medical Association has struggled at length with the issue and ultimately delineated a policy on safeguards for physician-assisted suicide. The Washington experience may prove instructive to other professional physician organizations even before the US Supreme Court rules on the issue.
在华盛顿州，执业医生比美国其他地方的医生更早被迫直面医生协助自杀这一情感复杂的问题。华盛顿州医学协会就该问题进行了长时间的艰难探讨，最终制定了一项关于医生协助自杀保障措施的政策。甚至在美国最高法院就该问题做出裁决之前，华盛顿州的经验可能会对其他专业医生组织具有指导意义。
