title: Ethics of assisted suicide and euthanasia.
abstract: Nursing's social contract includes respecting and protecting human life. Issues surrounding assisted suicide challenge these ethics, not to mention the legal system.
authors: Mercy Hospital, Allina Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., USA.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States