Abstract
Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Perils of Empirical Ethical Research
Highlights
It should be noted that the medical literature is, in general, favorably disposed toward the empirical and the new
This predilection is often advantageous for scientific progress, it introduces a problematic bias when applied to ethical questions
The result is an impression of growing acceptance of physician-assisted suicide (PAS), but it really represents an artifact of a scientific bias
Summary
It should be noted that the medical literature is, in general, favorably disposed toward the empirical and the new. The appeal of the study by Al Rabadi et al[1] is that it is empirical, and by comparing data from 2 states for the first time, it can be considered novel.
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