A New York Times special report on euthanasia of a Paralympics champion in Belgium was ethically problematic for several reasons.

I have been opposed to physician-assisted death for well over 30 years. I need to go back to my early days with this issue to lay out some of my reflections and misgivings. It had long been the case, I was told in 1970, that if one had the right connections and savvy one could easily find a doctor in...

“Death with dignity” for the past 40 years has meant, for many people, avoiding unwanted medical technology and dying in a hospital.  A “natural” death at home or in a hospice facility has been the goal.   During the last 20 years, physician-assisted suicide has been legalized for terminal...