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The question of whether and under what circumstances terminally ill patients should be able to access life-ending medications with the aid of a physician is receiving increasing attention as a matter of public opinion and of public policy. Ethicists, clinicians, patients, and their families debate whether physician-assisted death ought to be a legal option for patients. While public opinion is divided and public policy debates include moral, ethical, and policy considerations, a demand for physician-assisted death persists among some patients, and the inconsistent legal terrain leaves a number of questions and challenges for health care providers to navigate when presented with patients considering or requesting physician-assisted death.

To discuss what is known and not known empirically about the practice of physician-assisted death, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day workshop in Washington, DC, on February 12â€"13, 2018. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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National Academies Press

National Academies Press

The National Academies Press (NAP) publish the reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. They published more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher National Academies Press
  • Publication Date March 2019
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780309476959 / 030947695X
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 60 USD
  • Pages170
  • ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions9 X 6 inches
  • Reference Code10.17226/25131

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