Exploring attitudes toward physician-assisted death in patients with life-limiting illnesses with varying experiences of palliative care: a pilot study

Abstract Background On February 6th, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that competent adults suffering intolerably from a grievous and irremediable medical condition have the right to the assistance of a physician in ending their own lives, an act known as physician-assisted death, and later d...

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Main Authors: Patricia Hizo-Abes, Lauren Siegel, Gil Schreier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0304-6