Citation

Savulescu J. Monash Bioeth. Rev. 1995; 14(4): 33-40.

Affiliation

Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15931716

Abstract

Some patients who attempt suicide refuse treatment. These patients are invariably treated if brought to hospital. There are several reasons for this. These reasons justify the treatment of many of these patients, but not all. Some patients who attempt suicide ought to be allowed to die. My argument for this claim turns on judging some patients who attempt suicide to be sufficiently competent and rational be allowed to die.

Language: en