title: Should euthanasia be legalized?
abstract: Patients are now kept alive far longer than their ancestors could ever have been. In cases of terminal illness where there is an accompanying decline in the patient's quality of life, nurses must be aware of the implications of euthanasia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hampton
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013727:Terminal Care; D006113:United Kingdom