title: Euthanasia--a dialogue.
abstract: A terminally ill man requests that his life be brought to a peaceful end by the doctor overseeing his care. The doctor, an atheist, regretfully declines. The patient, unsatisfied by the answer and increasingly desperate for relief, presses the doctor for an explanation. During the ensuing dialogue the philosophical, ethical and emotional arguments brought to bear by both the doctor and the patient are dissected.
authors.affiliation: St Thomas' Hospital, London. philaberry@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004645:Empathy; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012297:Right to Die; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care