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On Helping People to Die: A Pragmatic Account

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2000

MARY B. MAHOWALD
MARY B. MAHOWALD
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pritzger School of Medicine, University of Chicago, and Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago
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Abstract

Here is the doubt that triggers my inquiry: I have two beliefs that are apparently at odds. The first is that we should never kill; the second, that we should always attempt to alleviate pain. The apparent conflict between these beliefs arises from the fact that death may constitute the ultimate pain relief.

Type
Research Article
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , October 2000 , pp. 532 - 541
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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