title: Legal position of euthanasia in NSW.
abstract: There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the terminology used when discussing euthanasia. In addition, there are common misconceptions flowing from that confusion about what can or cannot be legally done when caring for a person who is dying, or for those in a persistent vegetative state.
authors.affiliation: NSW Department of Health.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crawshaw
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D009517:New South Wales; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000451:nursing*; D013727:Terminal Care