Against Physician Assisted Suicide, 1st Edition
a palliative care perspective
$96.42
- Paperback
132 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2008
Summary
The majority of doctors and nurses involved in specialist palliative care reject the legalisation of physician assisted suicide (PAS). 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. Debate about euthanasia and PAS often arises in response to a well publicised tragic case of unrelieved suffering. Such heart rending stories do not reflect the fact that the majority of people dying ha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846191862 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846191866 |
| Author: | David Jeffrey, Fraser Macfarlane |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 132 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Radcliffe |
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Critics Review
‘Fitting and timely…particularly useful for those practicing in the U.K. because of the chapter on legislation in the U.K., but it will also be valuable to those practicing in the United States because of its examination of the experience of both Oregon and the Netherlands…a concise overview of the issues as well as a notable starting point for further research…5 Stars’ DOODY’S REVIEW SERVICE “A clearly written review, concise but thorough, of the pros and cons of legalising physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in the UK - Anybody who has an interest in the debate about PAS and euthanasia should read this book.” IAHPC NEWSLETTER
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David Jeffrey
David Jeffrey, Fraser Macfarlane
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