"Death talk": debating euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Australia.
Imprecise language and deliberate confusion of important ethical and legal concepts are clouding our understanding of controversial end-of-life issues. This could affect our decision about whether or not to legalise euthanasia.
Somerville
Margaret A
MA
McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law, McGill University, Suite 201, 3690 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W9, Canada. margaret.somerville@mcgill.ca
D001315:Australia; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence