Last updated on: 7/23/2013 | Author: ProCon.org

Jan. 8, 1988 – Journal of the American Medical Association Publishes Article by Hospital Worker Who Euthanized a Patient

The Journal of the American Medical Association publishes an anonymous article entitled “It’s Over Debbie.” The article describes how a gynecology resident in a large private hospital had injected a patient suffering from painful ovarian cancer with an overdose of morphine. The article stirs controversy and debate, and many condemn the resident for what he had done.