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August 21, 2017
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Euthanasia, Physician Assisted Suicide and the Corruption of Medicine
Michael Egnor
August 21, 2017
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Episode 1045
Guest(s) Michael Egnor
Duration 00:08:57 Download Audio File (8.2 mb)
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On this episode of ID: The Future , neurosurgeon Michael Egnor talks about how enlisting doctors to perform assisted suicide is a betrayal of longstanding medical ethics. He describes it as an attempt to hijack the respectability of doctors to make the practice seem acceptable.
Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics , State University of New York, Stony BrookMichael R. Egnor, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at State University of New York, Stony Brook, has served as the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, and is an award-winning brain surgeon. He was named one of New York’s best doctors by the New York Magazine in 2005. His book, The Immortal Mind: A neurosurgeon’s case for the existence of the soul, co-authored by Denyse O’Leary, was published by Worthy on June 3, 2025.