Annette L. Hanson, MD

Articles by Annette L. Hanson, MD

Did California Dodge a “Right-to-Die” Bullet?

ByMark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA,Annette L. Hanson, MD,Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS, MSJ,Ronald W. Pies, MD

May 3rd 2024

How a radical proposal from California and 3 cases of anorexia nervosa from Colorado exemplify the "slippery slope" of physician-assisted suicide.

Psychiatrists Must Prevent Suicide, Not Provide It

ByCynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS, MSJ,Mark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA,Ronald W. Pies, MD,Annette L. Hanson, MD

November 19th 2019

The current Tree of Medicine is rooted in its Hippocratic soil. There are moral absolutes that our profession should stand up for, in spite of legislative or popular pressure, say the authors.

PAS Versus Involuntary Commitment: Is There a Moral Dilemma?

ByRonald W. Pies, MD,Annette L. Hanson, MD,Mark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA,Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS, MSJ

October 29th 2019

Physician-assisted suicide violates the norms of Hippocratic medical ethics. Involuntary hospitalization to prevent suicide affirms those norms, according to the authors.