Editing Assisted suicide (section)

===Medical ethics===
====Hippocratic Oath====
Some doctors<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kass L | title = Neither for love nor money: why doctors must not kill | journal = The Public Interest | number = 94 | pages = 25–46 | year = 1989 | volume = 94 | pmid = 11651967 | url = http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/rarneson/Courses/KASSwhydoctorsmust.pdf | access-date = 8 December 2016 | archive-date = 4 June 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190604120345/http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/rarneson/Courses/KASSwhydoctorsmust.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> state that physician-assisted suicide is contrary to the [[Hippocratic Oath]] (c. 400 BC), which is the oath historically taken by physicians. It states "I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel".<ref name="mit.edu">{{cite web|url=http://classics.mit.edu/Hippocrates/hippooath.html|title=The Internet Classics Archive – The Oath by Hippocrates|work=mit.edu|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210200505/http://classics.mit.edu/Hippocrates/hippooath.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266652/Hippocratic-oath|title=Hippocratic oath|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|date=10 May 2024|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503090637/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266652/Hippocratic-oath|url-status=live}}</ref> The original oath however has been modified many times and, contrary to popular belief, is not required by most modern medical schools, nor confers any legal obligations on individuals who choose to take it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greek Medicine – The Hippocratic Oath |date=7 February 2012 |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_oath.html |website=History of Medicine |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307132605/https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_oath.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also procedures forbidden by the Hippocratic Oath that are in common practice today, such as abortion and execution.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Oxtoby K |title=Is the Hippocratic oath still relevant to practicing doctors today? |journal=BMJ |date=14 December 2016 |pages=i6629 |doi=10.1136/bmj.i6629 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

====Declaration of Geneva====
The [[Declaration of Geneva]] is a revision of the Hippocratic Oath, first drafted in 1948 by the [[World Medical Association]] in response to forced (involuntary) euthanasia, eugenics and other medical crimes performed in [[Nazi Germany]]. It contains, "I will respect the autonomy and dignity of my patient", as well as "I will maintain the utmost respect for human life."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-geneva/|title=WMA DECLARATION OF GENEVA|date=6 November 2017|website=www.wma.net|language=en-US|access-date=2 January 2018|archive-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015161707/https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-geneva/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====International Code of Medical Ethics====
The [[International Code of Medical Ethics]], last revised in 2006, includes "A physician shall always bear in mind the obligation to respect human life" in the section "Duties of physicians to patients".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/c8/|title=WMA International Code of Medical Ethics|date=1 October 2006|work=wma.net|access-date=17 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825225730/http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/c8/|archive-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Statement of Marbella====
The Statement of Marbella was adopted by the 44th World Medical Assembly in Marbella, Spain, in 1992. It provides that "physician-assisted suicide, like voluntary euthanasia, is unethical and must be condemned by the medical profession."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/p13/|title=WMA Statement on Physician-Assisted Suicide|date=1 May 2005|work=wma.net|access-date=17 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725091434/http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/p13/|archive-date=25 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====American Medical Association Code of Ethics ====
As of 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA) opposed medical aid in dying. In response to the ongoing debate about medical aid in dying, the AMA has issued guidance for both those who support and oppose physician-assisted suicide. The AMA Code of Ethics Opinion 5.7 reads that "Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician's role as healer" and that it would be "difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks" but does not explicitly prohibit the practice. In the AMA Code of Ethics Opinion 1.1.7, which the AMA states "articulates the thoughtful moral basis for those who support assisted suicide", it is written that outside of specific situations in which physicians have clear obligations, such as emergency care or respect for civil rights, "physicians may be able to act (or refrain from acting) in accordance with the dictates of their conscience without violating their professional obligations."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Physician-Assisted Suicide |url=https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/physician-assisted-suicide |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=American Medical Association |language=en |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706132032/https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/physician-assisted-suicide |url-status=live }}</ref>