[‘우리 사회의 의사조력자살 법제화’에 대한 논평] 생애말기 인간의 존엄성이 구현되는 돌봄의 방향 = [Commentary on “Legislation concerning Physician-assisted Suicide in Korea”] Medical Care that Embodies Human Dignity at the End of Life

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Public debates and discussions concerning physician-assisted suicide have recently arisen in South Korea in response to proposals made in the National Assembly for new legislation governing this and other aspects of end-of-life medical care. Two contrasting positions can be discerned in these debates: one position views physician-assisted suicide as respecting patients’ autonomy and guaran-teeing their right to a “death with dignity”; the other argues that physician-assisted suicide might be transformed into a “duty to die,” especially since dying care has not yet been well established in Korea. On this latter view, the expansion of hospice for end-of-life care should precede the intro-duction of physician-assisted suicide. The present article examines these two views in detail and explores the state of end-of-life medical care in Korea.

참고문헌 (Reference)

1 박경숙 ; 서이종 ; 안경진, "연명 의료 결정의 딜레마와 그 사회적 맥락" 한국이론사회학회 (26) : 255-302, 2015

2 안경진 ; 박경숙, "노인의 죽음에 대한 인식과 경험: 죽음의 고통과 삶의 의미" 인간환경미래연구원 (26) : 63-97, 2021

3 "Twelve members, including Rep. Ahn GB. Amendent bill on ‘Act On Hospice And Palliative Care And Decisions On Life-sustaining Treatment For Patients At The End Of Life’ (proposed by bill No. 2115986, 2022.6.15.)"