Is continuous sedation at the end of life an ethically preferable alternative to physician-assisted suicide?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 32-40

  Raus, Kasper ^a   Sterckx, Sigrid ^a   Mortier, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuous deep sedation; End of life decision making; Ethics; Physician assisted suicide

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DECISION MAKING; DEEP SEDATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DECISION MAKING; DEEP SEDATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959245348     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.577510     Document Type: Article

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