Physician-Assisted Dying: The Case for Palliative Care and Patient Choice
By Unknown Author.
Description
Despite a growing consensus that effective palliative care should be a core element in the treatment of all terminally ill patients, challenging questions remain about the physician's role in helping suffering patients end their lives. Physician-assisted dying remains one of the most controversial issues facing doctors, lawmakers, and patients today, and the need for intelligent and informed opinion on both sides of the debate is greater than ever.In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case for the legalizati...
ISBN(s)
080188070X, 9780801880704
