Assessing the Arguments for and against Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Part Two

In Márquez's Of Love and Other Demons Abrenuncio the physician and the Marquis discuss the outbreak of rabies that is the centerpiece of the book, since the Marquis' daughter has been bitten by a rabid dog. Abrenuncio notes that the poor “had the courage to poison the food of their rabid k...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 1998-10, Vol.7 (4), p.388-401
Main Author: THOMASMA, DAVID C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Health
Bioethics
Ethical Analysis
Ethical aspects
Ethics, Medical
Euthanasia
Euthanasia, Active
Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary
Euthanasia, Passive
Homicide
Humans
Intention
Moral Obligations
Motivation
National Socialism
Personal Autonomy
Philosophy, Medical
Public Opinion
Social Values
SPECIAL SECTION: EUTHANASIA AND PUBLIC POLICY
Stress, Psychological
Suicide, Assisted
Terminal Care - methods
Withholding Treatment
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Summary:In Márquez's Of Love and Other Demons Abrenuncio the physician and the Marquis discuss the outbreak of rabies that is the centerpiece of the book, since the Marquis' daughter has been bitten by a rabid dog. Abrenuncio notes that the poor “had the courage to poison the food of their rabid kin in order to spare them of a ghastly death... People believe that we physicians do not know that such things occur... That is not true, but we lack the moral authority to endorse them. What we do instead is... commend them to St. Hubert and tie them to a pillar in order to prolong and intensify their suffering.”
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180198704086