title: Assisted suicide: unraveling a complex issue.
abstract: If a terminally ill patient asked you for assistance in dying, how would you respond? Think about the ethical and legal considerations discussed here, then join the debate by sharing your opinions.
authors.affiliation: Pain Research Department, Swedish medical Centeer, Seattle, Wash, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ersek
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D009922:Oregon; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D012297:Right to Die / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States