The Right to Live or Die

The medical profession has long subscribed to a body of ethical statements developed primarily for the benefit of the patient. As a member of this profession, a physician must recognize responsibility to patients first and foremost, as well as society. However, there is an emerging practice that physicians are facing in the medical profession. Moreover, conflict surrounds this practice, legally and ethically. There are various standards of conduct that epitomizes the behavior of a honorable physician, however, within the confines of those standards there exist uncertainty. …