TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Good life good death according to christiaan barnard
JO  - Journal of investigative surgery
A1  - Toledo-Pereyra, L.H.
SP  - 125
EP  - 128
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Christiaan Barnard (19222002), pioneering heart transplant surgeon, introduced his ideas on euthanasia in a well-written and researched book, Good Life Good Death. A Doctor's Case for Euthanasia and Suicide, published in 1980. His courage in analyzing this topic in a forthright and clear manner is worth reviewing today. In essence, Barnard supported and practiced passive euthanasia (the ending of life by indirect methods, such as stopping of life support) and discussed, but never practiced, active euthanasia (the ending of life by direct means). Barnard believed that "the primary goal of medicine was to alleviate sufferingnot merely to prolong lifehe argued that advances in modern medical technology demanded that we evaluate our view of death and the handling of terminal illness." Some in the surgical community took issue with Barnard when he publicized his personal views on euthanasia. We discuss Barnard's beliefs and attempt to clarify some misunderstandings regarding this particular controversial area of medicine. Copyright © 2010 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-1939
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08941939.2010.492026
ID  - ref1
ER  -