Assisted suicide: Ethical considerations and the South African debate
A Van Eeden,
S Nemutandani,
M Meiring,
L B Honey,
H (WJ) Steinberg,
T Hardcastle,
M Bac,
J V Larsen,
K Michael,
M Louw,
W Sieling
Affiliations
A Van Eeden
Chief Executive Officer, Doctors for Life International
S Nemutandani
President, HPCSA; president, Association of Medical Councils of Africa
M Meiring
Course convenor, PG Dip Pal Med (Paeds), University of Cape Town; chief executive officer, Paedspal (paediatric palliative care non- governmental organisation); chair: PATCH-SA: South African Children’s Palliative Care Network
L B Honey
Clinical educator manager: Clinical Integrated Programs, School of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, and Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
H (WJ) Steinberg
Associate professor/principal family practitioner, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
T Hardcastle
Head of Clinical Department, Trauma and Burns, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital; KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health; Honorary Research Associate Professor in Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology; Honorary Associate Professor of Trauma and Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
M Bac
Extraordinary lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, South Africa
J V Larsen
Retired community obstetrician and gynaecologist, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
K Michael
Chairman, Christian Fellowship South Africa
M Louw
Senior lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria and family physician, Tshwane District Health Services, South Africa
