Citation

Ahmed I. Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care 2012; 16(3): 305-310.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012)

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Abstract

This essay primarily discusses voluntary active euthanasia (VAE); the administration of drugs with the explicit intention to end life at the explicit request of a patient6 and physician assisted suicide (PAS); a variant of VAE where final act of administration of lethal drug is performed by patient and physician merely prescribes or supplies the lethal drug. Euthanasia is discussed with special reference to English Law.

Language: en

Keywords

human; homicide; assisted suicide; Euthanasia; Palliative care; review; palliative therapy; active euthanasia; treatment withdrawal; treatment refusal; voluntary euthanasia; Assisted suicide; Autonomy; patient autonomy; life sustaining treatment; Physician assisted suicide; physician assisted suicide; Beneficenc; English law; Manslaughter; Voluntary active euthanasia; Withdrawal of treatment