Pain relief, acceleration of death, and criminal law

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-127

  Cantor, Norman L ^a   Thomas III, George C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH;

ANALGESICS; CRIMINAL LAW; DOUBLE EFFECT; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030161685     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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