title: Relying on common law defences to legalise assisted dying: problems and possibilities.
authors.affiliation: School of Law, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ. smichal@essex.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michalowski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Assisted dying; Defence of consent; Necessity defence