The Morality of Assisted Dying

• Published in: The Journal of medicine and philosophy Vol. 50; no. 4; p. 262
• Main Author: Richards, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Humans; Morals; Personal Autonomy; Personhood; Philosophy, Medical; Right to Die - ethics; Suicide, Assisted - ethics; Suicide, Assisted - psychology; autonomy; dignity; euthanasia; morality; assisted dying

This essay analyzes the morality of assisted dying. To do this, it is necessary to recognize that assisted dying is the outworking of a larger process. This process unavoidably begins with the key moral conception of human dignity. Emphasis upon individualism in society has caused a restructuring of...