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Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association; Ronald M. Davis, MD; Myron Genel, MD; John P. Howe III, MD; Mitchell S. Karlan, MD; William R. Kennedy, MD; Patricia A. Numann, MD; Joseph A. Riggs, MD; W. Douglas Skelton, MD; Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD; Monique A. Spillman; Michael A. Williams, MD; Donald C. Young, MD; James R. Allen, MD, MPH; Robert C. Rinaldi, PhD; Joanne G. Schwartzberg, MD; Joanne Lynn, MD; Joan Teno, MD, MS

JAMA. 1996;275(6):474-478.

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SUFFERING patients are now requesting physician assistance to end their lives. Physicians who serve the sick are now called on to discern whether that service should include helping to speed the death of the sufferer. The discourse has centered on cases, arguing whether there is or should be a right to stop particular examples of severe suffering, and often relying on reflections about American culture and history. The debate must include review of how the health care system actually serves persons who are dying. What is known about these matters is the subject of this review, which is the third in a series of reports on physician-assisted suicide requested by the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees in response to Resolution 3 at the 1993 House of Delegates Annual Meeting. The first two reports were presented at the 1993 Interim Meeting: Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Report 8, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Lansing, Mich; New Haven, Conn; (Vice-Chair), San Antonio, Tex; Beverly Hills, Calif; Minneapolis, Minn; Syracuse, NY; Haddon Heights, NJ; (Chair), Macon, Ga; Boston, Mass; Irving, Tex; Baltimore, Md; Iowa City, Iowa; The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

From the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill.

Footnotes
This report was presented at the 1994 House of Delegates Annual Meeting as Report 1 of the Council on Scientific Affairs. The recommendations were adopted and the remainder of the report was filed.

This report is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all the facts and circumstances involved in an individual case and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and patterns of practice evolve. This report reflects the scientific literature as of April 1995.

Reprint requests to Group on Science, Technology, and Public Health Standards, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610 (James R. Allen, MD, MPH).

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