title: The right to die: a case for reform.
abstract: The debate over patients' right to die is a complex one. Here one nurse looks at the statutory requirements and ethical considerations and makes a case for the development of living wills.
authors.affiliation: Shell Todd Oil Services, New Plymouth.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009520:New Zealand; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*