title: Ethically preferable alternative practice: "no"; a preferable, head-to-head analytical approach: "maybe".
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Department of Bioethics, 5849 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H7, Canada. Jeffrey.Kirby@dal.ca
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D054810:Deep Sedation / Q000941:ethics*; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000941:ethics*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology; D035761:Wedge Argument