When death is sought : assisted suicide and euthanasia in the medical context.
| Author/creator | New York State Task Force on Life and the Law |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, N.Y. : New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, [1994] |
| Description | xvii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/provider/death.htm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The epidemiology of suicide -- Suicide in the general population -- Risk factors for suicide -- Suicide and special patient populations -- Patients with cancer -- Patients with AIDS -- The elderly -- Clinical responses to pain and suffering -- Assessing pain and other symptoms -- Managing pain -- Treating other symptoms of illness -- Current clinical practice -- Decisions at life's end: existing law -- The right to decide about treatment -- Suicide and the law -- Assisted suicide -- Euthanasia -- Professional misconduct proceedings -- The Constitutional issues -- The ethical debate -- An historical perspective -- Distinguishing assisted suicide and euthanasia -- The appeal to autonomy -- Benefiting the patient -- Societal consequences -- The role and responsibilities of physicians -- Killing and allowing to die. |
| Contents | Crafting public policy on assisted suicide and euthanasia -- The question of legal change -- Response to proposed guidelines to legalize assisted suicide -- Distinguishing decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment -- Developing professional medical standards -- Caring for severely ill patients -- Decisions about life-sustaining treatment -- Improving palliative care -- Diagnosing and treating depression -- Responding when a patient requests assisted suicide or euthanasia. |
| General note | "May 1994." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Other forms | Issued also online. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Richard Payne, donor. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: New York State Task Force on Life and the Law. When death is sought. New York, N.Y. : New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, [1994] |
| LCCN | 95620267 |
| ISBN | 1881268012 |
| ISBN | 9781881268017 |
| Other class# | LIF,500-4,WHEDI,94-27873 |
| Govt. docs number | LIF,500-4,WHEDI,94-27873 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | History Collection Books - Does not circulate | W 32.5 AN6 W567 1994 | ✔ Available |