It's not typically a procedure that happens in the hospital as a matter of fact, for a very long time, hospitals banned it from being being done within their walls to imagine a home setting a home death. This happens in some countries, mostly at home. So the procedure you just described in the introduction most resembles what is called assisted suicide in Switzerland, where somebody gives a terminally ill patient or sometimes even someone who is not terminally ill the means to kill him or herself. There are different types of situations that can all be described as medical aid in dying in different countries. You're right to start with this question. So from a clinical perspective, let's start with how does the procedure for medical aid in dying take place? And thank you very much for giving us your time today. Samia Hurst, a physician bioethicist, and director of the Institute of Ethics, history, humanities, and the Department of Health and Community Medicine at the University of Geneva. Attitudes Towards the practice vary within the medical profession and beyond, as it raises a number of ethical considerations, including issues of autonomy, personal liberty, dignity, and the Hippocratic Oath with us today to help us understand exactly what the practice of medically assisted dying entails and what are some of the different views on the issue. This practice is legal in some countries under certain circumstances, including here in Switzerland, where I'm based, but illegal in many countries, and may even be considered murder, and punishable with imprisonment. Medical aid in dying is a process by which a person who is terminally ill, or suffering an incurable condition takes a lethal drug to end their life at a predetermined time. My name is Cary Adams and I'm the CEO of the Union for International Cancer Control based here in Geneva, Switzerland.

Welcome to another edition of Let's Talk Cancer. Listen on: Spotify | Stitcher | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Audible | Deezer Podcast Transcript Should the patient be allowed to die or left to suffer? See podcast transcript below It raises questions about individual self-determination, the distinction between physical and psychological suffering, and the commitment of medical professionals to “do no harm”.Īccess for cancer patients to medically assisted dying is also cause for debate, particularly in the case where life-saving treatment exists but is unavailable – as is the case in many low-and lower-middle income countries. The age-old controversy around assisted suicide or medically assisted dying is complex and multi-faceted. If someone is in unbearable pain, terminally ill or suffering an incurable condition, should they legally be provided assistance to die if they wish to do so? In this podcast episode of Let's Talk Cancer, Samia Hurst, a physician bioethicist and Director at the University of Geneva, helps explain the different views around the topic of medically assisted dying.

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