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By David Fisher, published 26/10/2009A person who wishes to end his or her existence could be helped to do so in a suitable way if their wish is rational.
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-Bringing in authoritarian government practices? Nice try.
Absolutely create a new job of doctor that specializes in euthanasia (or make it an optional part of the contract), who can be called in on demand.
Outside that, doctors should do their JOB, or at least provide a referral to someone who is properly suited to doing the job.
If they can't be bothered because of their personal beliefs, then it's only fair they be required to refund (and possibly further compensate) the patient to whom they wasted the time of.
Although I would go further and say they be subject to legal action, and hold onto their jobs until a doctor equally-or better qualified- who IS willing to do their whole job, asks for the position.
To say a doctor should be able to abuse their power and the rest of the population must be held hostage is bizarre.