Author: Margaret Somerville
Margaret A. Somerville is Gale Professor of Law and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the McGill University Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law in Montreal, Canada.
The Case Against
PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, PRO AND CONPHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, PRO AND CON Euthanasia And Physician-Assisted Suicide There are two major reasons to oppose euthanasia. One is based on principle: it is wrong for one human to intentionally kill another (except in justified self-defense, or in the defense of others). The other reason is utilitarian: the harms and risks …