Physician-Assisted Death - Scanning the Landscape: Proceedings of a Workshop (Paperback)

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 12?13, 2018. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Conceptual, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Physician-Assisted Death 3 Experiences with and Reflections on Physician-Assisted Death in the United States 4 Experiences with and Reflections on Physician-Assisted Death Internationally 5 Implementation and Practice of Physician-Assisted Death 6 Physician-Assisted Death in the Context of Long-Term Services and Supports, Palliative Care, and Hospice 7 Reflections on the Workshop and Evidentiary Gaps Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Planning Committee Members

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine • Health and Medicine Division • Board on Health Sciences Policy
Editors:	Joe Alper • Caroline M. Cilio • Catharyn T Liverman • Rebecca A. English
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-47695-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-309-47695-X
Barcode:	9780309476959

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