Why the Hippocratic Oath Prohibits Physician-Assisted Suicide
“Regimens I will use for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment, but what is used for harm and injustice I will keep away from the sick. I will neither give a deadly drug to...
View ArticleTruth, Euphemism, and Physician-Assisted Suicide
In his classic comedy routine entitled “They Are Only Words,” George Carlin lampoons Americans’ tendency toward euphemism. He says: You can’t be afraid of words that speak the truth. I don’t like words...
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