Is assisted dying compatible with medical ethics?
Whilst some doctors may not want to help a patient die, others will be willing to assist to end the unnecessary suffering of their patient. They will conclude that it is more harmful to force someone to live their last days in a condition they find unbearable, than it is to respect their autonomy, their dignity and their choice and help them to end their life with dignity and without suffering. However, health professionals who don’t agree for their own personal reasons could choose not to participate, since this is all about respecting choice. With this in mind, the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill clearly stated that no health care professional or provider is under any obligation to take part in physician assisted dying.
