Originally Posted by FlyerJosh

I know that I would taxi as close to services as possible if it could be done safely... That might not be possible in this situation, given that the remaining pilot was on the FO side, but had it been the right seater that was incapacitated, I see no reason to taxi into the gate...

Unless you're in a CRJ or something with built in airstairs (727), help is going to arrive a lot faster at a jetbridge than out on the taxiway.