title: Glucksberg, the putative right to adequate pain relief, and death with dignity.
abstract: This Article focuses on the legality of the aggressive use of analgesics and deep sedation for terminally ill patients. The author analyzes the 1997 Supreme Court decisions on physician-assisted suicide, examines the tension between controversial palliative care practices and the traditional legal framework, and explores the contours of an emerging constitutional right to avoid suffering at the end of life. In addition, the author argues that deep sedation together with withholding of artificial nutrition and hydration should be an option for dying patients suffering from severe physical or emotional pain.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers Law School, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Cantor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid