TY - JOUR AU - Johnson, Robert F. PY - 2017 TI - Why it’s not OK for doctors to participate in executions JF - Annals of Palliative Medicine; Vol 6, Supplement 1 (August 31, 2017): Annals of Palliative Medicine<sup>1</sup> Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - A plea for direct physician participation in executions is presented by Sandeep Jauhar in a New York Times Op-Ed (“ Why It’s OK for Doctors to Participate in Executions ”—April 21, 2017). Jauhar’s article is not a discussion of the ethics of capital punishment. He describes his own opposition “as a matter of principle, as a doctor.” However, since capital punishment is legal in 31 states, with required physician participation in several, he acquiesces to a utilitarian stance rather than the principled approach he acknowledges is expected of a physician in this circumstance. UR - https://apm.amegroups.org/article/view/15315