Physician-Assisted Dying
Subtitle: The Case for Palliative Care and Patient Choice
Contributors: Timothy E. Quill (Editor); Margaret P. Battin (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: September 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780801880698
Subjects: Medical ethics; Palliative medicine; Palliative treatment; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Right to die; Ethics; Medical / Ethics; Assisted suicide; Moral and ethical aspects; Terminal care
First sentence: Despite a growing consensus that palliative care should be a core part of the treatment offered to all severely ill patients who potentially face death, challenging questions remain.