Physician-assisted suicide and palliative care: beliefs and empiricism in the policy debate.
This article provides a brief overview of recent research on the practice of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in Connecticut. In addition, the article examines recent empirical evidence about the role of depression in patients' end-of-life decisions, and synthesizes relevant literature on the relationship between PAS and palliative care in the context of recent experience in Oregon.
Schwartz
Harold I
HI
University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Curry
Leslie
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D003237:Connecticut; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009922:Oregon; D010166:Palliative Care; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D019452:Terminally Ill