title: Rethinking ethical and legal issues at the end of life in the U.K. and Brazil: a role for solidarity?
abstract: There are currently high profile debates about legal and ethical aspects of end of life care and treatment in the U.K. and Brazil. Unlike some other jurisdictions, neither country has legalised assisted dying or euthanasia. We argue that it is timely to consider the issues from the perspectives of an evolving concept in bioethics, that of solidarity.
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil. caaventu@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Carla A Arena
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.affiliation: School of Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7TE.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jago
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isabel Amélia Costa
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom