So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  ... Death, chose to participate as the first physician to assist in a suicide. ... Kevorkian has mentioned that, "My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience," he said. ... There are many arguments against assisted suicide, as well as arguments in favor of assisted suicide. ... Assisted suicide may be a compassionate response to unremitting suffering. ...

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When the Oregon physician-assisted suicide statute became law, nurses opposed to suicide on moral grounds were concerned about their ability to exercise their professional autonomy without abandoning their patient. ... The association's White Paper on Assisted Suicide provides guidelines for ethically withdrawing from a case without abandoning the patient for nurses who do not want to be involved, as well as guidelines for nurses willing to care for the patient who is committing physician-assisted suicide.12 Although the principle of respect for autonomy is of major importance, other ...

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