title: Euthanasia: a summary of the law in England and Wales.
abstract: When medical treatment becomes futile, or the patient's suffering is intractable, doctors face the agonising dilemma of whether to proceed with euthanasia. It is important for a doctor to be familiar with the law surrounding euthanasia, in order to avoid prosecution. This paper explores the law in England and Wales regarding the different categories of euthanasia: voluntary euthanasia, nonvoluntary euthanasia, passive euthanasia, and active euthanasia.
authors.affiliation: School of Law, MA Health Care Ethics and Law by Distance Learning, University of Manchester, Department of General Surgery, Peterborough Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. csimillis@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simillis