1. Background to the debate -- 2. The language of the debate -- 3. The problem of unrelieved suffering -- 4. Palliative care -- 5. Ethical arguments -- 6. Legal questions in the UK -- 7. Learning form experience: Oregon and the Netherlands -- 8. Physician-assisted suicide in clinical practice -- 9. The patients story -- 10. Positive approaches to care of the dying
Summary
The majority of doctors and nurses involved in specialist palliative care reject the legislation of physician assisted suicide. This book explores the reasons why the healthcare professionals who have the most experience of caring for dying patients should object to a change in the law
