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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2015; 140(02): 131-134
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-100030
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Ärztlich assistierter Suizid: Kann „unerträgliches Leiden“ ein Kriterium sein?

Physician-assisted suicide: Can unbearable suffering be a criterion?
Claudia Bozzaro
1   Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin, Universität Freiburg
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22 January 2015 (online)

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Welche Umstände könnten den ärztlich assistierten Suizid legitimieren? Diese Frage steht aktuell ganz oben auf der politischen Agenda. Dabei taucht ein Begriff in dieser Debatte immer wieder auf: Der Begriff des „unerträglichen Leidens“. Darauf beziehen sich die Beteiligten mit großer Selbstverständlichkeit. Doch was genau bedeutet dieser Begriff? Und welche Folgen für die medizinische Praxis hat die fehlende begriffliche Schärfe?

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unerträgliches Leiden - ärztlich assistierter Suizid

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unbearable suffering - assisted suicide
 

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