TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Complicity in Suicide
JO  - Journal of criminal law
A1  - Samuels, A.
SP  - 535
EP  - 539
VL  - 69
IS  - 6
N2  - This article addresses the extent to which, if at all, a person may lawfully 'help' another person, for example a terminally ill spouse, to take his own life or submit to euthanasia. It considers what intent is required to be proved for a crime and the situation where the intent is mercy. In addition, it looks at the position of a survivor of a suicide pact and whether there is a human right to die. Other questions raised are: How near to voluntary euthanasia is English law now? Is an advance decision 'no treatment if I am terminally ill' legally valid? What is the legal duty of the doctor towards a terminally ill patient? © 2005 SAGE Publications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-0183
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2005.69.6.535
ID  - ref1
ER  -