The Ethics of Assisted Suicide


Assisted suicide and euthanasia are often defended as acts of compassion and respect for personal choice. But do they actually help people flourish—or do they quietly change how we care for the suffering?

In this video, physician and bioethicist Jake Morris examines two common arguments for assisted suicide and asks the harder question: “Does an honest understanding of compassion and choice point us towards assisted suicide, or away from it?”

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