Physician-Assisted Dying: The Case for Palliative Care and Patient Choice

by Timothy E. Quill

Despite a growing consensus that effective palliative care should be a core element in the treatment of all terminally ill patients, challenging questions remain about the physician's role in helping suffering patients end their lives. Physician-assisted dying remains one of the most controversial issues facing doctors, lawmakers, and patients today, and the need for intelligent and informed opinion on both sides of the debate is greater than ever...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801880696
• ISBN13: 9780801880698
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"