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Are doctors obliged to comply with requests for euthanasia?

April 26, 2017comply doctors euthanasia obliged requests

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Are doctors obliged to comply with requests for euthanasia?

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No. Doctors can refuse to perform procedures to terminate life and nurses can refuse to be involved in preparations for euthanasia. Neither doctors nor nurses can ever be censured for failing to comply with requests for euthanasia. The ability to refuse a request for euthanasia or assisted suicide guarantees doctors freedom of conscience. The basic principle underlying the legislation is that patients have no absolute right to euthanasia and doctors no absolute duty to perform it.