The German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology is asking that emotions be removed from the debate of ongoing legislation regarding assisted suicide. OncTwitter MedTwitter
, the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology is asking that emotions be removed from the debate. Currently, three bills on assisted suicide are pending. In June, the German Bundestag discussed them in a first reading.
In approximately 75% of cases, it was primarily patients receiving palliative care for whom there were no therapeutic options who asked for a prescription for suicide medication. Still, for the 220 physicians who responded, in 50% of cases involving requests for a prescription, patients had found themselves in a critical situation during treatment, and in 30% of cases, patients could still benefit from palliative care.
The overwhelming majority of the surveyed oncologists believe that a consultation with the individuals wishing to die should be performed exclusively or optionally by physicians. "Currently, the consultation is performed in a wide variety of ways. Of course, a certain amount of variance can never be prevented entirely. However, we must ensure certain comparability of the criteria."According to DGHO board member Carsten-Oliver Schulz, MD, this requires particular care. He believes that consideration must be paid to"the extent to which the request for assisted suicide comes from a feeling of loneliness, for example.
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