Continuous sedation until death as physician-assisted suicide/euthanasia: A conceptual analysis

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-204

  Lipuma, Samuel H ^a  

^a Cuyahoga Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous sedation until death; higher brain death; palliative care; palliative sedation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DEATH; DEEP SEDATION; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY;

DEATH; DEEP SEDATION; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 84875202022     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jht005     Document Type: Article

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