The dimensions of the physician dilemma include the legal, professional, personal, and clinical. According to Levy, Azar, Huberfeld, Siegal & Strous, “The legal domain refers to the relationship between the act and potential criminality. In most European countries current legislation regards euthanasia as illegal acts mandating punitive measures” (2012, p.403). The professional dimension includes whether euthanasia should be included as a medical procedure, and under what circumstances. Euthanasia is not a common practice, so the idea of including it in medical practices is still up in the air. The personal aspect includes the involvement of the physician role in the process. This can include their involvement in the decision making process, or just the involvement in carrying out the process depending on the patient’s choice. These topics regard the ethical values place on life, death, and patient autonomy (Levy et al.,
The dimensions of the physician dilemma include the legal, professional, personal, and clinical. According to Levy, Azar, Huberfeld, Siegal & Strous, “The legal domain refers to the relationship between the act and potential criminality. In most European countries current legislation regards euthanasia as illegal acts mandating punitive measures” (2012, p.403). The professional dimension includes whether euthanasia should be included as a medical procedure, and under what circumstances. Euthanasia is not a common practice, so the idea of including it in medical practices is still up in the air. The personal aspect includes the involvement of the physician role in the process. This can include their involvement in the decision making process, or just the involvement in carrying out the process depending on the patient’s choice. These topics regard the ethical values place on life, death, and patient autonomy (Levy et al.,