Changing the present legal prohibitions on assisted suicide is a bad idea

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-169

  Zimbelman, Joel ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Decisions; End of life; Nursing ethics; Right to die; Treatment abatement

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ETHICS, NURSING; FREEDOM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORALS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033129933     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(99)80037-4     Document Type: Article

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